A Thai court ordered an extended 12-day detention Monday for the crew of a cargo plane loaded with North Korean weapons, as Thailand said it was trying to determine if the aircraft's destination was in Asia or the Middle East.
The Bangkok Criminal Court accepted a police request to hold the five-man crew in prison pending further investigations in a case that could shed new light on the illicit weapons trade from North Korea. The impoverished nation is widely accused of selling weapons to nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America in violation of U.N. sanctions.
Thai authorities reportedly acted on a tip from their American counterparts when they impounded …
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