S. Korea detains cargo vessel over UN sanctions violations involving N. Korea

South Korea is detaining a cargo vessel found to have violated United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday, marking one of Seoul's rare enforcement actions under the international sanctions regime. The Foreign Ministry said the vessel, Prada, entered Pyeongtaek Port, about 60 kilometers south of Seoul, in March and was subjected to a joint investigation by relevant government agencies based on information indicating it had previou