Overview
- Prosecutors, who disclosed the case Thursday, sent it to the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal’s State Security Court on charges of illicit arms trafficking, forgery and money laundering.
- Authorities say they blocked a $13 million purchase of rifles, machine guns and grenades for Sudan’s army and intercepted a $2 million ammunition flight that used medical-aid cover.
- The scheme, according to prosecutors, relied on UAE-registered front companies, falsified cargo manifests and local bank accounts to move money and hide shipments.
- Prosecutors named senior Sudanese figures including army chief of staff Yasser Al Atta and former intelligence chief Salah Gosh, with several suspects held in the UAE and others abroad.
- Case files cite seized contracts, bank transfers, messages and recorded calls, and note plans for six more shipments totaling five million rounds, even as Sudan’s army previously called the UAE’s interception account a fabrication.