North Korea Defector Paid Smugglers To Get Family Out, Sent Back By China

Heo's son and husband disappeared after they were caught escaping North Korea by Chinese authorities and sent back over the border last year.

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North Korea Defector Paid Smugglers To Get Family Out, Sent Back By China

Heo Yeong-hui holds a photo of her son, Choi Gyeong-hak, 11 or 12 years old in North Korea.