Inside ICE: Volume 2, Issue 13

Pakistani Man Arrested Again On Illegal Arms Trafficking Charges

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A Pakistani national who was convicted and served prison time for exporting HAWK missile components to Iran has been arrested again by ICE agents on new charges of arms trafficking.

ICE agents arrested Arif Durrani, 55, at the Los Angeles airport after he arrived on a flight from Mexico en route to Pakistan. He was arrested on a May 1999 indictment and arrest warrant charging him with illegally exporting components for U.S. fighter jet engines.

The new charges stem from an extensive investigation by ICE agents in Oxnard, Calif. that began in 1993.

The indictment charges Durrani with two counts of violating the Arms Export Control Act, alleging that Durrani’s now defunct company, Lonestar Aerospace in Ventura, Calif., illegally exported more than 100 compressor blades for the General Electric J-85 military aircraft engine to foreign customers in 1994.

The J-85 military aircraft engine is the primary power source for the F-5E “Tiger II” fighter jet and the U.S. T-38 “Talon” trainer aircraft. The compressor blades for this engine are classified as “defense articles” by the United States, making their export subject to strict controls.

“Durrani once again stands accused of illegally exporting American military components,” said Assistant Secretary Michael Garcia. “By arresting illegal arms dealers, particularly those with a history of selling U.S. military hardware to state sponsors of terrorism, ICE is helping to keep sensitive U.S. weapons technology from falling into the wrong hands.”

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