A San Bernardino County man was arrested on 3 December on a federal criminal complaint alleging that he exported to North Korea shipments of firearms, ammunition and other military items.
According to an affidavit filed on 26 November with the complaint, the man obtained firearms, ammunition, and export-controlled technology with the intention of shipping them to North Korea – a violation of federal law and United States sanctions against that nation.
The defendant and his co-conspirators allegedly exported shipments of firearms and ammunition to North Korea by concealing the items inside shipping containers that were shipped from Long Beach through Hong Kong to North Korea.
The man is charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, a felony that carries a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
