UAE foils attempt to smuggle weapons, 5 million rounds of ammunition to Sudan
The attempted illegal transfer of arms and military equipment intended for the Sudanese Armed Forces has been blocked by the security agencies of the UAE.
The suspects operated an arms dealing, brokerage, and mediation scheme without appropriate licenses from the relevant bodies. They were arrested while checking a private jet at one of the country’s airports, which had stored an alarming amount of ammunition.
The jet in question also contained almost 5 million rounds of Giranov 7.62x54.7 mm ammunition, and some transaction finances were seized from the hotel rooms of two of the suspects.
As for the rest of the suspects, they were stored in the hotel where Abu Shadi was arrested along with four other Sudanese suspects, and accompanied with a number of Egyptian suspects as well.
As during this time, the prosecution office had already prepared an extensive evidence dossier that included wiretapped phone conversations among the group, as well as surveillance footage conducted by skilled investigators over several months.
The UAE was said to have arranged a deal for the supply of military arms including Kalashnikovs, rifles, machine guns, hand grenades munition to the value of several million dollars.
The Sudanese army uses the Hawala system of money transfer to send arms to an importing company located in the UAE through a business which is owned by a cell member of the Sudanese Armed Forces.
He impersonated a businessman and Al Zubair was her husband so he disguised them being paid as imports of sugar, therefore backwards fabricated commercial contracts and invoices masquerading them as sugar import contracts.
Who coordinated the deals?
Disguised forming the deals these accounts receivable transactions needs were easily fulfilled may they be purchased or sold which were requested straight out meant that these transactions were made at the request of and done at the proposed of the Sudanese Armed Forces Armament Committee chaired by Abdel Fattah al Burhan and on top of him Yesser Al Atta ans so center deputy of Al Burhan.
With prior knowledge and consent of each of these people. They decided to go the easier shortcut route and do what cell members were told and make the arrangements themselves. Through Ahmed Rubai Ahmed Al-sayed who most of the time had the end user certificates and right approvals and letters supplied so circulated amongst the commanders was a politician close to the arms supper of the controlled forces leader the Army.
Through ancillary reconstructive legal work performed as part of this investigation, Gosh became the key actor of the illicit arms trade in the Emirates and other members of the cell and Gosh Gosh. The investigation proved beyond reasonable doubt Gosh's statement.
As a result of the two deals, they siphoned a profit margin of $2.6 million, which was distributed among their partners and associates. Salah Gosh's portion of the profit was withheld along with that of Khalid Youssef Mokhtar Youssef, ex-intelligence officer and former head of Gosh’s office.
It was also disclosed that the shipment recently intercepted at a UAE airport on a private jet came from overseas and made a stop here to refuel. It was officially described as transporting medical supplies, but military equipment was found onboard under the custody of the Public Prosecution Branch, pursuant to warrants issued by the Attorney General.
Authorities also confiscated images of contracts from both deals, forged bills of lading, and intercepted communication and recordings of the members of the cells’ interaction.
During the investigation, several firms belonging to a Ukrainian national of Sudanese origin, including one registered in the UAE, came to light. These companies collaborated with the Sudanese military within the framework of the cell’s construction and the military’s financial officer to supply the Sudanese army with weapons, ammunition, grenades, and drones. One of these companies is listed under US sanctions.
The focus of the investigation underscores that this group’s profits from the funds rise proportionally with the duration of the conflict ongoing in Sudan.
The Attorney-General accentuated the gravity of this case regarding violations of national security, since it transforms UAE soil into a conduit for unlawful and armed trafficking intended for use by a nation suffering from a civil war. It also represents unlawful acts that are deemed crimes under varying statutes.
His conclusion was that the Public Prosecution continues to conduct further investigation with the intention to refer the accused to an expedited trial, announcing the outcome upon session at the conclusion of the investigation.
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