'Squid Game' smuggler sentenced to death in North Korea, reports say

A man who smuggled copies of smash hit South Korean Netflix series Squid Game into North Korea has been sentenced to death after students were caught watching the show, reports say. – Photo: Netflix

U.S.-headquartered independent news agency RFA reported, quoting sources, that the series was smuggled in from China on USB flash drives and that the smuggler faces death by firing squad.

"A student who bought a drive received a life sentence, while six others who watched the show have been sentenced to five years hard labor, and teachers and school administrators have been fired and face banishment to work in remote mines," RFA reported.