Next Syrian-born US citizen charged with smuggling night-vision goggles and rifle scopes from America to militants in his home country
Naturalized citizen Amin al-Baroudi, 50, has been charged with smuggling military-style gear from US to Islamic militants in Syria
Indictment said he personally brought gear to Syria and arranged other shipments between 2011 and 2013
Federal prosecutors said gear went to insurgent group Ahrar el-Sham
Al-Baroudi, former resident of Irvine, CA, was reportedly arrested on Thursday at Washington Dulles International Airport
DAILYMAIL.COM
8 December 2015
A Syrian-born U.S. citizen has been charged with smuggling rifle scopes, night-vision goggles and other military-style gear from the United States to Islamic militants in his home country.
Amin al-Baroudi personally brought the gear to Syria and arranged other shipments between 2011 and 2013, according to an indictment unsealed on Friday.
The goods went to the insurgent group Ahrar el-Sham, which aims to establish an Islamic state in Syria and fights alongside al-Qaeda’s official branch there, federal prosecutors said.
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