islamabad neighbor say three men kick doors burgle home north korean diplomat islamabad last month take three hours lug booty thousands bottle scotch whisky beer french wine robbers come prepare police witness say bring three cars small truck plunder hyon ki yong trove alcoholic drink worth 150,000 black market country illegal muslims consume alcohol police recover much stash soon oct. burglary say three robbers police officer issue arrest warrant member well-known bootleg family also arrest hyon housekeeper senior police customs officials say discovery large amount liquor lead conclude north korean diplomats involve sell alcohol either make money provide fund cash-starved regime pyongyang north korean government face increasingly tough unite nations-backed economic sanction nuclear weapons missile development program north korean involve liquor sell say senior police official islamabad familiar investigation reference hyon officer say north korean diplomats pakistan years though provide direct evidence sales reuters could independently verify hyon sell alcohol diplomat north korean embassy decline comment hyon case wide allegations alcohol sales discuss embassy mofa pakistan ministry foreign affairs say diplomat put phone identify respond subsequent call reuters unable reach hyon comment investigate police officer ishtiaq hussain say housekeeper boota masih confess role crime provide detail masih custody could reach comment reuters determine lawyer one officer seek police malik asif tell reuters contact phone deny involve burglary say currently hide say doubt north koreans involve alcohol smuggle business business long time add foreign diplomats islamabad long-held suspicions north korean diplomats pakistan involve bootleg say believe pakistan turn blind eye bootleg north koreans perhaps courtesy historic tie two countries abdul qadeer khan pakistani scientist lionize father pakistan atomic bomb 2004 say sell nuclear secrets north korea pakistan deny lax police behavior north korean diplomats activity ever shall ever tolerate foreign ministry spokesman mohammad faisal tell reuters ask particular case faisal say pakistan actively investigate case indiscretion prove punish per national international laws pakistan also always deny help north korea nuclear program summer u.s. embassy islamabad along south korean japanese counterparts lodge complaint pakistan ministry foreign affairs size north korean mission pakistan want reduce ability raise fund pyongyang resell import alcohol accord diplomatic source islamabad seoul japanese south koreans make request year accord source seoul japanese foreign ministry source deny knowledge demarche source seoul estimate north korea 12-14 diplomats pakistan split islamabad karachi prompt diplomats wonder pyongyang need many representatives accord pakistan central bank data official trade pakistan cease since august 2016. washington tighten diplomatic economic noose around north korea seek cut foreign source fund amid fear world isolate regime cusp develop intercontinental ballistic missiles capable carry nuclear warheads american shore u.s. embassy pakistan decline comment japan foreign ministry decline comment south korean foreign ministry say government closely monitor movement concern illegal activities north korea officially confirm case pakistan foreign ministry respond question pressure face nations size north korea mission hyon discover robbery oct. return islamabad trip china diplomat rush nearby police station report crime angry upset say hussain police officer interview hyon islamabad kohsar police station worry hyon tell police robbers flee 1,200 bottle johnnie walker black label whisky 200 case wine 60 cartons beer dozens bottle tequila two diamonds 3,000 cash accord police document review reuters black market whisky alone worth 80 per bottle total 96,000 hyon north korean embassy tell police alcohol import legally present document back case police decline make document available week robbery north korea ambassador pakistan meet foreign ministry chief protocol request hyon miss items return accord pakistani foreign ministry document see reuters unclear whether hyon would diplomatic immunity investigation document review reuters show four separate alcohol import order north korea embassy march-december 2016 paint picture mission import alcoholic drink would far reasonable personal need diplomats nine-month period embassy import 10,542 bottle french bordeaux wine truebell unite arab emirates-based company four order bill truebell 72,867 also include total 17,322 can heineken carlsberg beer well 646 bottle champagne person answer phone truebell sharjah uae number tell reuters company long deal north korea elaborate would answer question alcohol sensitive issue pakistan muslims law allow consume alcohol many among westernize elite drink non-muslims christians hindus sikhs account percent population allow drink alcohol obtain high-quality import liquor wine almost impossible legal mean spawn lucrative black market alcohol smuggle across border sea port several diplomats poor countries tell reuters offer thousands dollars bootleggers buy quarterly alcohol quotas approach five time usually diplomatic receptions say one non-western diplomat pakistan rule hyon first secretary rank north korean embassy would every three months allow import consignment alcohol one allow formulas would mean 120 liters various spirit 18 liters wine 240 liters beer fraction amount report miss pakistan north korean diplomat 's alcohol stash raise bootleg suspicions