A Report Reveals How Kim Jong Un Got A Mercedes-Benz

Kim Jong Un (Photo: Special)

JAKARTA - In a report, on June 14 2018 two armored Mercedes-Maybach S600 Guard vehicles were dispatched from the Dutch Port of Rotterdam. This vehicle is said to have a fairly long list of deliveries that can take up to months. Thousands of miles are on the travel administration register.

According to new information from the Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS) as reported by CNN.com, these 'packages' are worth around USD 500,000 each and then make stops in China, Japan, South Korea, and Russia, where it is believed to have been flown to their destination end, Pyongyang!

And in the capital city of North Korea, there is only one customer who is most likely to need this type of ride.

Even though there has been no further confirmation that if it is true, Kim Jong Un is the owner of the vehicle, he should not be allowed to accept any luxury as a result of the UN sanctions for his nuclear weapons development.

Still referring to the same report, in 2015-2017 terms, North Korea is believed to have imported luxury goods worth at least USD 191 million from 90 countries.

“The Mercedes-Maybach S600, however, is undoubtedly luxurious. It is equipped with leather massage chairs and armor to protect passengers from steel core ammunition fired from assault rifles and from explosive devices”, the paper said.

"Kim is usually seen being driven in what is believed to be a Mercedes-Maybach Pullman Guard armored limousine, which is priced at over USD 1 million".

What made it a scene is Kim was also seen with last year's Rolls-Royce. Daimler, the company that owns Mercedes, told CNN that "there is no indication of how the vehicle was shipped and where it came from".

"Our company has no business relationship with North Korea for more than 15 years now and strictly adheres to the EU and US embassies", Daimler said.

“The sale of vehicles by third parties, especially used vehicles, is beyond our control and responsibility. We always thoroughly investigate the vehicles featured in the photos in the media. However, without a vehicle identification number it is impossible to find a concrete trail", continued Daimler.

In conclusion, C4ADS claims that understanding how North Korea smuggles luxury goods can provide important information on how to stop Pyongyang from acquiring more dangerous goods by military or nuclear applications.

"North Korea acquires high-end luxury goods through the same overseas smuggling networks as other contraband. As a result, their detection and seizure could be a means of driving action against the Kim regime's core procurement operations", the report concluded.