Pyongyang's counterfeit bills are seized from American in transit
The North Korean 'supernotes' that have rattled Washington have arrived in Hong Kong.
A significant quantity of counterfeit US$100 notes were seized by police within the last month from a middle-aged Chinese-American man in transit from Macau, sources close to the investigation said.
The discovery comes ahead of talks in New York this week between North Korean and US officials over Washington's demand that Pyongyang end state-sponsored counterfeiting operations.
North Korea is widely expected to deny any involvement, while insisting upon the lifting of recently imposed economic sanctions over the issue.
Police forces and diplomats across the region have been told by US counterparts in recent weeks that North Korean counterfeiting operations were now a national security issue of the highest importance to Washington.