Washington to Punish Foreigners Involved in Exporting Weapons to Sudan

Sudan Events – Follow-ups

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on Syrian Mohammad Deri and Samer Raya, who resides in Lebanon, who are directors of two companies registered in Cyprus. Because of their involvement in exporting weapons to Sudan.
According to reports, Black Shield used a company based in Cyprus and another company that operates from Turkey as two fronts to manage its business.
“Both are wanted against the FBI and are accused of conspiring to illegally export weapons and ammunition from the United States to Sudan,” the office said.
The Office of Public Affairs of the US Department of Justice said that Deri and Rhea are accused of money laundering and conspiracy to illegally export weapons and ammunition from the United States. These charges are punishable by law with imprisonment for a period ranging from five years to a maximum of 20 years.”
It noted in the statement that the two arms dealers are accused of involvement in a deal to export 23 mm ammunition, worth $4 million, to Sudan.
According to the indictment, the planning involved transporting ammunitions from America to Guatemala, then to Cyprus, before the ammunitions eventually arrived in Sudan and Iraq.