US EditionU.S. arrests B.C. man, says he smuggled goods to Pakistan’s atomic bomb program
- Mohammad Jawaid Aziz, a 67-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., was arrested on March 21 in the Western District of Washington while attempting to cross into the United States from Canada.
- Aziz is accused of running a scheme for over 15 years to circumvent U.S. Export control laws and smuggle millions of dollars worth of American technology to entities associated with Pakistan's military and weapons programs.
- Aziz, also known as Jawaid Aziz Siddiqui and Jay Siddiqui, allegedly operated an illicit procurement network through his Canada-based company, Diversified Technology Services, to obtain U.S.-origin goods, including sensitive items on the Commerce Control List, for prohibited entities such as the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.
- The U.S. Department of Justice issued a news release on a Friday stating that Aziz smuggled millions of dollars worth of export-controlled items, including industrial workstations, a thermal conductivity unit, and a centrifugal pump.
- Aziz, a dual citizen of Pakistan and Canada, faces charges of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Export Control Reform Act, which carry maximum penalties of five and 20 years in prison respectively, and he remains detained pending transfer to Minnesota where the investigation is largely based; none of the allegations have been proven in court.
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SURREY, B.C. -- U.S. authorities have arrested a 67-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., accusing him of smuggling banned goods to Pakistan's military and its nuclear weapons program over more than 15 years.
US Arrests BC Man, Says He Smuggled Goods to Pakistan’s Atomic Bomb Program
U.S. authorities have arrested a 67-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., accusing him of smuggling banned goods to Pakistan’s military and its nuclear weapons program over more than 15 years. The U.S. Department of Justice says in a Friday news release that Mohammad Jawaid Aziz was arrested trying to cross into the United States from British Columbia on March 21. The department says Aziz, also known as Jawaid Aziz Siddiqui and Jay Siddiqui, smuggled …
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