Qiu Guo Shu

Oil merchant, broker and business partner of Laurel International Co. Ltd., who is linked to a multi-stage trans-shipment of oil cargo by the vessel "Midas" (IMO: 9105279) to DPRK-associated vessels.

"In response to the Panel’s requests for all communication and payment information, Laurel International claimed to be unable to furnish documentation, explaining that Mr. Qiu Guo Shu had “…no idea how to use a smartphone … Communication was done via telephone with no text records”." (UN Panel of Experts September 2023 report, p. 190).