The increase was attributed to the extra cost of tightened inspections and health requirements.
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Police and soldiers tightened inspections in 54 check points on the roads north of Seoul and established 16 temporary check points, South Korea's national news agency Yonhap said.
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Tightened inspections also reflect new efforts by the United States, Japan, Australia and other nations to curtail North Korea's alleged smuggling, which they say underwrites the North's nuclear programs.
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The tightened inspections also reflect efforts by the United States, Japan, Australia and other allies to curtail North Korea's alleged smuggling, which they say underwrites the regime's nuclear ambitions.
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The scandal broke just as Japanese authorities were trying to reassure consumers that they had tightened inspection and labeling requirements for meat in response to a recent outbreak of mad cow disease.
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In recent weeks, Japan and Australia have tightened inspections on North Korean ships suspected of smuggling narcotics, counterfeit money and missile technology _ believed to be the regime's three main sources of hard currency.
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The tightened inspections also reflect efforts by the United States, Japan, Australia and other allies to curtail North Korea's alleged high seas weapons and drug running, which they say underwrites the regime's atomic ambitions.
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The tightened inspections also reflect efforts by the United States, Japan, Australia and other allies to curtail North Korea's alleged high seas weapons and drug running, which they say underwrites the regime's nuclear ambitions.
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In recent weeks, Japan and Australia have tightened inspections of North Korean ships suspected of smuggling narcotics, counterfeit money and missile technology _ believed to be the communist government's main source of hard currency for its battered economy and weapons programs.
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Turkey has recently added extra border posts at its frontiers, increased the number of border guards, tightened inspections in various Aegean ports, started sharing intelligence on human smuggling with other countries including Italy and Bosnia, and begun new training for guards.