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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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 

1. R v Ta Song Wong [2006] VSC 126 (6 April 2006)
2. Pong Su chief 'knew of heroin', The Age, August 5, 2005
3. R v Teng [2005] VSC 33 (21 February 2005)
4. R v Lam [2005] VSC 98 (15 June 2005)
5. Heroin Trail Leads to North Korea, The Washington Post, By Doug Struck, May 12, 2003
6. GOLDEN TRIANGLE. Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
7. Wikipedia - The Golden Triangle
8. R v Wee Quay Tan [2005] VSC 177
9. Record seizure will help crack drug ring: police - The Age Apr 17, 2003
10. Seized: ship they hunted for days, Sydney Morning Herald, April 21, 2003
11. Drug ship officers set free, By Keith Moor. March 6, 2006. News.com.au
12. Wikipedia - The Pong Su Incident
13. R v Teng, Lam, Tan & Wong [2009] VSCA 148; 22 VR 706
14. Stink ahoy over Pong Su, Sydney Morning Herald, by Andrew Hornery February 4, 2006
15. Drug freighter meets spectacular end, Sydney Morning Herald, March 24, 2006
16. ABC News story and transcript with Mary Ann Jolley
17. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime.
    
    

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