UAE state security services have thwarted a major operation to illegally transfer arms to the Sudanese Armed Forces.
Authorities intercepted approximately five million rounds of 7.62 x 54mm military-grade ammunition at a UAE airport.
The UAE foils Sudan arms smuggling plot by arresting suspects involved in illegal mediation and unlicensed weapons trafficking.
Attorney General Dr. Hamad Saif Al Shamsi confirmed the arrests and revealed key details of the foiled operation.
Security forces detained suspects while they examined the weapons shipment and retrieved illicit proceeds from hotel rooms.
Initial investigations found links between the smugglers and senior figures in the Sudanese Armed Forces.
The network also included businessmen and political figures closely aligned with Abdel Fattah Al Burhan and Yasser Al Atta.
Authorities uncovered a multi-million dollar weapons deal involving Kalashnikovs, explosives, and heavy ammunition.
The group disguised financial transfers using the informal “Hawala Dar” system, facilitated by a fugitive’s company.
To mask the operation, they forged sugar import contracts and fake commercial invoices.
Colonel Osman Al Zubair arranged the financial side of the deal from within the Sudanese military.
Ahmed Rabie Ahmed Al-Sayed, a politician close to Sudan’s military leadership, issued forged end-user certificates.
He directly instructed the cell to finalize and execute the illicit transactions.
