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This undated driver’s license photo provided by F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli shows Shamim Mafi.
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Federal prosecutors said a 44-year-old Los Angeles woman was arrested Saturday (April 18, 2026) night at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of helping Iran traffic weapons to Sudan, which is in its fourth year of a bloody civil war.
Shamim Mafi will face charges that she brokered the sale of “drones, bombs, bomb fuses, and millions of rounds of ammunition” between Iran and the Sudanese Armed Forces, First U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said Sunday on social media.
Published – April 20, 2026 11:58 am IST
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Los Angeles woman arrested on Iranian arms trafficking charge
