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The U.S. Embassy in Korea on Thursday reiterated Washington had provided the South Korean government with evidence that North Korea forged U.S. dollars and provided it with specimens of the so-called supernotes made by Pyongyang, Reuters reported.
It quoted an embassy spokesman as saying the U.S. government showed Korean officials ˇ°superior-quality counterfeit 2001 and 2003 series US$100 notes (supernotes) that our investigations have concluded were manufacturedˇ± in North Korea. The spokesman said U.S. investigators concluded that $140,000 uncovered by South Korean police last year were part of a batch made by Pyongyang in 2001.
The evidence was presented to South Korean officials by U.S. Treasury investigators who visited in January. An Embassy insider said there was nothing to add to the spokesman's statement.
The South Korean government has until recently said that the North has been involved in no counterfeiting since 2000 and it had no proof of North Korea's involvement. South Korean government officials on Thursday said the U.S. allegations are reliable but it is too early to confirm them.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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