North Korean Kim Jong-un’s bodyguards ride the latest Toyota SUV

Six Toyota Land Cruiser 300s models priced at least 100 million won each appear, showing off the company’s ability to import large metal objects… Any number of weapons can be imported

NK News, an American media specializing in North Korea, reported on the 26th (local time) that when North Korean Chairman Kim Jong-un visited Kim Il-sung Military University on the 25th, a procession of luxury vehicles including six Japanese Toyota SUVs appeared. did.

NK News pointed out that scenes like this show that North Korea is able to circumvent the ban on car imports imposed by the UN Security Council.

Of the 18 vehicles in Kim Jong-un’s parade, 6 were Toyota Land Cruiser 300s, and all had their logos removed and warning lights added. The Land Cruiser model is a model produced starting in 2021, and the price per unit starts at $80,000 (about 110 million won).

According to footage reported by North Korea’s Central Television on the 26th, Kim Jong-un’s bodyguards appear to be on board the Land Cruiser that appeared while Kim Jong-un visited Kim Il-sung Military University for the 92nd anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army.

The car parade that day also included two Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS 600 SUVs, two Lexus LX SUVs, two Ford Transit vans, five older Mercedes-Benz sedans, and one older SUV.

In addition, the armored Aurus limousine that Russian President Vladimir Putin gave to Kim Jong-un as a gift at the beginning of the year appeared.

The fact that new models of vehicles are appearing frequently shows that the Kim Jong-un regime can import as many large products as are banned. This means that North Korea can also import weapons and related equipment.

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