North Korean Diplomats Caught Smuggling Millions of US Dollars

Can anyone tell me why this is backpage news?:

North Korean diplomats were caught attempting to smuggle US$1 million and 200 million yen into Mongolia on Tuesday, the Mongolian press reported. Reports said the North Koreans told Mongolian authorities they were planning to put the money in a Mongolian bank account, according to Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun.

The paper said that it was unclear whether the money was counterfeit or not, and what measures the Mongolian authorities will take. It said the incident revived concerns about North Korean involvement in money laundering.

I wonder if the South Korean government that is eager to defend North Korea from US counterfeiting claims will spin this to say that at least they were not smuggling drugs with them as well, as many North Korean diplomats before have been caught doing.