Hosting Proms and Selling Cows: North Korean Embassies Scrounge for Cash Desperate for hard currency to keep their operations afloat, diplomats smuggle liquor, drugs, cars and guns — and engage in more mundane activities. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Scientists Surprised by Power of Indonesia TsunamiDisplaced Turks, Promised New Homes, Can Only Protest on an Empty LotHow Capitalism Ruined China’s Health Care SystemBoth Sides Claim Victory in Macedonia’s Vote on Changing Its NameIndonesia Searches for Survivors Amid DestructionFrom Orwell to ‘Little Mermaid,’ Kuwait Steps Up Book Banning