Defecting from North Korea is a dangerous business.
It comes at a high price and there's no guarantee of success.
Many make the journey to South Korea with the help of brokers - individuals and organisations who smuggle people along the illegal overland route
known as the "Underground Railroad". For Assignment, Lucy Williamson meets some of the brokers in Seoul who make a living helping people escape North Korea.
RELATED LINKS
Download this episode (mp3) http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/docarchive
SHADOWY WORLD OF KOREA'S PEOPLE SMUGGLERS
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14044794)
"I'm not a drug-dealer. I'm not bad, I'm just bringing people out. I'm
doing something the South Korean government can't do."
It comes at a high price and there's no guarantee of success.
Many make the journey to South Korea with the help of brokers - individuals and organisations who smuggle people along the illegal overland route
known as the "Underground Railroad". For Assignment, Lucy Williamson meets some of the brokers in Seoul who make a living helping people escape North Korea.
RELATED LINKS
Download this episode (mp3) http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/docarchive
SHADOWY WORLD OF KOREA'S PEOPLE SMUGGLERS
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14044794)
"I'm not a drug-dealer. I'm not bad, I'm just bringing people out. I'm
doing something the South Korean government can't do."
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