Amanze Chinonye
The United Arab Emirates has referred 13 individuals and six locally registered companies to its State Security Court over an alleged network accused of smuggling weapons and ammunition to Sudan, authorities confirmed.
In a statement carried by state media, Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said the case centres on a shipment intercepted at an airport before it could be transferred onto a private aircraft. The cargo, he said, had been declared as humanitarian aid but was found to contain “millions of rounds of ammunition.”
Join our WhatsApp ChannelProsecutors allege the operation relied on a covert logistical and financial structure involving UAE-based companies, forged documentation, and concealed funding channels designed to mask the true nature of the shipment.
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According to the investigation, the network executed coordinated transactions to procure and transport the ammunition under false commercial cover, raising charges including arms trafficking, document forgery and money laundering.
Authorities further claimed the procurement structure was linked to a committee chaired by Sudan’s army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Two other Sudanese figures Yasser Al Atta and Salah Gosh were also named among those referred to court.
No independent confirmation of those links has been made public, and Sudan’s armed forces have previously rejected similar allegations as unfounded.
The case underscores growing scrutiny over alleged arms flows into Sudan, where a conflict between the military and rival paramilitary forces has persisted since 2023.
UAE authorities said the country remains committed to preventing its territory and financial system from being used for illicit activities, adding that legal proceedings against the defendants are now underway.
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