LAX arrest ties Iranian weapons broker to Sudan arms deal
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A 44-year-old Los Angeles woman, Shamim Mafi, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of brokering a weapons sale between Iran and Sudan, including drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and ammunition, via the Oman-based Atlas International Business. Prosecutors say the operation took in more than $7 million in 2025 and involved selling 55,000 bomb fuses to Sudan’s Ministry of Defense; she faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted amid Sudan’s ongoing civil war humanitarian crisis.
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