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She broke out, police are calling her the hero. they believe the three suspects they have in custody are the right three suspects, i don't believe there is any wider conspiracy. and that the 6-year-old girl that was also rescued with these three women believed to belong to amanda berry. that amanda berry is the mother. no identification on the father there. i want to bring in clint van sant, our expert on these former fbi profiler. clint, what did you learn from authorities that give you a better picture of what you think went on here? >> well, it's interesting, chuck. these three young women ...

Weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades. it came from north korea, reported destination, iran. a flight that violated u.n. sanctions. april 2003, a north korean vessel is intercepted carrying about 300 pounds of heroin to australia. part of a smuggling network that experts say raises hundreds of millions of dollars a year, helping to underwrite north korea's nuclear program. >> kim jong-un really sits atop a criminal network that would make tony soprano proud. >> reporter: a network smuggling missiles, missile parts and other weapons, counterfeit american dollars, fake viagra, and illegal...

So how can they actually afford it? a poor country where so many people are starving. in part, because the country is a smuggler's paradise. brian todd is here taking a closer look at this part of the story. you've been checking out the money. >> right, wolf. they're telling us smuggling accounts for 10% and 40% of north korea's revenue. add it all up and you have a sophisticated criminal network that funds the nuclear weapons program of an unstable government. december 2009, a cargo plane is intercepted at a refueling stop in thailand carrying 35 tons of weapons, including rocket-propelled gr...

They're telling us smuggling accounts for 10% and 40% of north korea's revenue. add it all up and you have a sophisticated criminal network that funds the nuclear weapons program of an unstable government. december 2009, a cargo plane is intercepted at a refueling stop in thailand carrying 35 tons of weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades. it came from north korea, reported destination, iran. a flight that violated u.n. sanctions. april 2003, a north korean vessel is intercepted carrying about 300 pounds of heroin to australia. part of a smuggling network that experts say raises hundreds...

I said it before. you didn't believe me. it's true. in terms of the context here, the importance of this breaking news tonight, consider this date. consider april 29th, 2003. that's when our relationship with one of our most important allies in the middle east changed forever. >> we had had discussions about our ability now to rearrange our forces in this part of the world. by a mutual agreement, the aircraft that had been involved will now of course be able to leave. and they'll leave with our grateful -- with us grateful for the support and cooperation that the kingdom provided. >> grateful ...