The Pong Su Incident

14th March 2003, Port of Yantai, China


Crew members loaded 5000 tonnes of sand onto the Pong Su. All 30
of the Korean crew members then set sail for Jae Mae Do, North
Korea, where they arrived the following day.


Here, more parcels were loaded onto the ocean freighter by two
additional crew members who would join the ship’s voyage
thereafter.


One of these men was named Ta Song Wong...


Join Shaun and Chloe to discuss this high seas criminal tale that
spans from the Port of Yantai in China to Geelong in Victoria,
Australia.


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R v Ta Song Wong [2006] VSC 126 (6 April 2006)Pong Su chief
'knew of heroin', The Age, August 5, 2005R v Teng [2005] VSC 33 (21
February 2005)R v Lam [2005] VSC 98 (15 June 2005)Heroin Trail
Leads to North Korea, The Washington Post, By Doug Struck, May 12,
2003GOLDEN TRIANGLE. Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)Wikipedia -
The Golden TriangleR v Wee Quay Tan [2005] VSC 177Record seizure
will help crack drug ring: police - The Age Apr 17, 2003Seized:
ship they hunted for days, Sydney Morning Herald, April 21,
2003Drug ship officers set free, By Keith Moor. March 6, 2006.
News.com.auWikipedia - The Pong Su IncidentR v Teng, Lam, Tan &
Wong [2009] VSCA 148; 22 VR 706Stink ahoy over Pong Su, Sydney
Morning Herald, by Andrew Hornery February 4, 2006Drug freighter
meets spectacular end, Sydney Morning Herald, March 24, 2006ABC
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