Australia-based man charged with brokering North Korea missile sales

A South Korean-born Sydney man has been charged with acting as an economic agent for North Korea in Australia by allegedly attempting to broker sales for Pyongyang that included components used in ballistic missiles.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said 59-year-old naturalised Australian Chan Han Choi used encrypted communication to broker sales and discuss the supply of weapons of mass destruction worth tens of millions of dollars.