5 men arrested in Thailand are being flown to the United States , he has said . They are accused of trafficking North Korean drugs , a report says . More recently , methamphetamine is more widely used in North Korea as stricter China border controls forced drug producers to seek a local market for `` ice , '' according to a report in the Spring 2013 edition of the journal North Korean Review . The arrests are part of a broader investigation made public in September . North Korea has been trafficking drugs since the 1980s , he says .
5 men arrested in Thailand are being flown to the United States , he has said . They are accused of trafficking North Korean drugs , a report says . The arrests are part of a broader investigation made public in September . North Korea has been trafficking drugs since the 1980s , he says .