The Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal has concluded the case of an illicit weapons and ammunition trafficking and money laundering network. The court has convicted multiple defendants in a case that exposed a network in which the supply of weapons, ammunition, and military equipment to the Sudanese Army was intertwined with arms deals, commercial companies, bank transfers, and cash payments. The true nature, sources, and destinations of the funds were concealed.
Rashid Omar Abdul Qadir Ali; Salah Abdullah Mohammed Mohammed Saleh, also known as Salah Gosh; Ahmed Abdullah, also known as Abdullah Khalafallah; Ahmed Rabie’ Sayed Ahmed; Mohammed Fath Al Beik; Yasser Abdulrahman Al Atta; Othman Al Zubair; and Maher Abdul Jalil are the individuals who have been sentenced to life imprisonment. The court also ordered the confiscation of the ammunition, mobile phones, and communications devices that were used in the crime, as well as the deportation of those who were convicted from the UAE after serving their sentences.
In addition, the court imposed a sanction of AED1 million on each of the following companies for money laundering: Rashed Omar Broking Company, Portex Trade Limited, Apollara Electronics Trading Company, Yellow Sand Trading Company, Wardat Al Masarra Trading Company, and Sudamina free zone. It also directed the cancellation of their licenses and registrations, as well as the forfeiture of funds under attachment and proceeds derived from the money laundering offence.
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