Topic: Monzer Al Kassar

Palestinian gets 25 years for arms smuggling

AFP American Edition - 959 days ago
A Palestinian businessman guilty of conspiring with a Syrian arms trafficker to export millions of dollars worth of weapons to leftist rebels in Colombia has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, according to authorities.Tareq al-Ghazi, 62, had been tried in ...

Palestinian convicted in arms smuggling conspiracy

AFP Global Edition - 1064 days ago
A Palestinian businessman has been found guilty of conspiring with a Syrian arms trafficker to export millions of dollars worth of weapons to leftist rebels in Colombia, authorities said Wednesday.Acting US Attorney Lev Dassin said in a statement that the guilty ...

US judge sentences weapons tycoon to 30 years prison

AFP American Edition - 1086 days ago
A US judge on Tuesday sentenced a veteran, Syrian-born arms dealer to 30 years prison over a plot to sell weapons to Colombian guerrillas.Monzer al-Kassar, 63, " was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for conspiring to sell millions of dollars ...

Global Arms Dealer and Financier of Terrorists Monzer Al Kassar Convicted

ArticlesBase - 1179 days ago
BY MICHAEL WEBSTER: SYNDICATED INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER Nov 24, 2008 at 11:00 AM PST MICHAEL J. GARCIA, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and MICHELE M. LEONHART, the Acting Administrator of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA ...

US convicts smuggler in massive Colombia arms deal

AFP Global Edition - 1182 days ago
A US court on Thursday convicted an international arms dealer dubbed the " Prince of Marbella" in a plot to sell machine guns and anti-aircraft missiles to Colombian guerrillas.Syrian-born Monzer al-Kassar, also known as "El Taous," and an associate face at least ...