A California man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting to shipping weapons and ammunition to North Korea that he said were to be used for a surprise attack on South Korea, authorities said Tuesday.

A Chinese national has been sentenced to eight years in prison for smuggling firearms and other military items to North Korea, the US justice department said. Shenghua Wen, 42, received around $2m (£1.

Shenghua Wen, a Chinese national living in the United States, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sending weapons and military equipment to North Korea. The U.S. Justice Department said Wen received around $2 million from North Korean officials to smuggle firearms and sensitive technology from California to North Korea.

The filing came just days after killer Bryan Kohberger was placed in J-Block in the Idaho Maximum Security Institution.

The Daily Mail revealed last week that the criminology student turned quadruple killer has not been having an easy time settling into his new home inside the Idaho Maximum Security Institution.