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UAE Arms Shipment Trial Names 13, Including Salah Gosh

5/1/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Attorney-General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi ordered trial of 13 defendants and six companies on April 30 2026.
Prosecutors said the network tried to ship through the UAE to Port Sudan, tying a $13 million deal to a $2 million purchase.
Investigators uncovered plans for five million rounds of ammo in six deals, halted after shipment was intercepted.
Financial records and confessions named businessman Rashed Omar Abdul Qader Ali and intelligence chief Salah Gosh as suspects.

History

Historical Context

After the Gulf War, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 687 on 3 April 1991, obliging Iraq to eliminate all WMD and permitting UN and IAEA inspections. Decades later, in 2003 the U.S. Defense Department and IAEA seized 1,200 illicit weapon parts worth $45 million linked to Ahmed al-Mansoori, a case echoed by a UAE-Sudan ammunition network involving Salah Gosh.

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Story summary

Attorney-General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi ordered trial of 13 defendants and six companies on April 30 2026.
Prosecutors said the network tried to ship through the UAE to Port Sudan, tying a $13 million deal to a $2 million purchase.
Investigators uncovered plans for five million rounds of ammo in six deals, halted after shipment was intercepted.
Financial records and confessions named businessman Rashed Omar Abdul Qader Ali and intelligence chief Salah Gosh as suspects.

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