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Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/12/17/1977365/hialeah-man-pleads-guilty-in-weapons.html
Palestinian Pleads Guilty in Miami Weapons Smuggling Case
(Miami Herald) Laura Figueroa - Abdalaziz Azis Hamayel, 23, pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges he conspired to ship an arsenal of weapons and explosives to the Palestinian Authority. The Palestinian native was arrested in August at Miami International Airport after returning from a trip from Amman, Jordan. Federal investigators say he negotiated with undercover police officers to buy a stash of 300 rifles, 9mm handguns, Uzi submachine guns, silencers, grenades and remote control detonators during three meetings in 2009. When asked where the weapons were headed, Hamayel replied that they were bound for the West Bank, according to investigators.