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TITLE:
Most Wanted by U.S. Customs Service, Office of Investigations: Houshang Amir Bagheri

SOURCE:
U.S. Customs Service, Office of Investigations, 2002

TEXT:

WARRANT ISSUED: District of Montana

WARRANT NUMBER: CR9648GFDWM-01 (11/27/96)

DATE ISSUED: Nov. 27,1996 - Jan.16,1997

NCIC FINGERPRINT CLASS: Unknown

MISC: Employer: Engineering Consortium of Iran, Iranian Ministry of the Interior. Subject indicted for various violations of the Arms Export Control Act in violation of Title 232, United States Code, Section 2778 and Criminal Conspiracy in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371.

SYNOPSIS:
In 1996, Houshang Amir BAGHERI, representing Engineering Consortium of Iran, on behalf of the Islamic Iranian Air Force attempted to purchase numerous classified components and part for the F-14 military aircraft and other military systems, including the hawk Missile system. BAGHERI and various co-conspirators were indicted on numerous counts of violating the Arms Export Control Act and Criminal Conspiracy.

BAGHERI is known to have formerly lived in the United States and also worked at the Iranian Embassy in Washington D. C., in the 1970's. He is know to travel throughout Europe and Canada and is believed to have other close contacts in the United States.

In 1996, the U.S. Customs Service initiated an undercover investigation code named "Operation Jet-Stream" which targeted BAGHERI and others within the Iranian military. Undercover agents negotiated with BAGHERI who arranged for the purchase and shipping of classified military components form the Untied States to Iran . BAGHERI remains a U.S. Customs Fugitive.

If you have any information regarding this fugitive contact the nearest U.S. Customs Office or call the U.S. Customs National Law Enforcement Center at 1-800-BE ALERT.

PUBLICATION DATE:
none given

DATE:
20020101

PUBLICATION TYPE:
Government

KEYWORDS:
Weapons proliferation, Houshang Amir Bagheri

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