All articles tagged with #illegal export
The author purchased a Spinosaurus tooth online, which was confirmed as a genuine fossil but likely illegally exported from Morocco, highlighting issues of fossil legality, the black market, and ethical concerns in the fossil trade.
A Chinese national, Shenghua Wen, residing in California, has been charged with illegally exporting weapons and ammunition to North Korea, allegedly at the direction of North Korean officials. Federal agents seized 50,000 rounds of ammunition and other military-related items from his home, which he reportedly intended to send to North Korea. Wen, who overstayed his student visa, faces charges under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, carrying a potential 20-year prison sentence if convicted.
Two individuals, an Iranian national and a co-defendant based in China and Hong Kong, have been charged with illegally procuring American technology for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' drone program. The defendants allegedly used a network of foreign companies to evade detection and shipped the technology from the US to Hong Kong before reexporting it to Iran. The case was primarily investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, and officials have seized over $800,000 from companies linked to the IRGC's aircraft program. The defendants face charges of conspiracy to export US goods to Iran, unlawfully exporting goods to Iran, and engaging in international money laundering.