The United Nations has banned four ships from visiting any global port, after they were found to have violated sanctions imposed on North Korea.
Hugh Griffiths, head of a UN panel on North Korean sanctions, said the ships had been “transporting prohibited goods”.
He described the move to ban the vessels as unprecedented, reports said.
The UN expanded sanctions on North Korea last month in response to Pyongyang’s largest nuclear test yet.
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