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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/02/16/us/ap-us-lebanon-hezbollah-minnesota.html
Three Charged in U.S. with Exporting Drone Parts to Hizbullah
(AP-New York Times) A federal grand jury in Minnesota indicted three people on charges that they conspired to export drone parts and technology from the U.S. to the Iranian-backed Hizbullah militia in Lebanon, the U.S. Attorney's office announced Friday. Brothers Usama and Issam Hamade are now in custody in South Africa, while Samir "Tony" Berro, remains at large. The brothers were arrested Tuesday in South Africa for extradition to the U.S. The conspiracy operated from 2009 through 2013 and the equipment included electronics that can be used in drone guidance systems, one jet engine and 20 piston engines that can be used in drones, and a pair of digital video recording binoculars. Most of items were shipped to Lebanon and Hizbullah through the UAE and South Africa.