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Read press releases on export control and customs issues including news of company infringements and enforcements publicized in the local and national press:
| DATE | PRESS RELEASE |
| 6 November 2009 | Jail sentence for selling military “troop transporters” to Sudan On 4 November Mr Andrew Jackson, owner of Doncaster-based L Jackson & Co, was given a 2 year, 8 month jail term at Southwark Crown Court after admitting breaking an arms embargo by selling military vehicles to Sudan without a licence. |
| 5 May 2009 | HMRC and RCPO have successfully prosecuted the perpetrators of a plot to supply military equipment to keep Iranian F-14 'Tomcat' fighter jets airborne and combat ready. Read more... |
| 2 March 2009 | Mining company fined for attempted export of military vehicles without a licence Milestone Trading Ltd were recently found guilty of breaching export control legislation by attempting to export controlled goods without a licence. Don't get caught out in the same way. Read more.... |
| 19 May 2008 | UK to clamp down on illegal arms trade The Financial Times reports on the rise in prosecutions of companies and executives for breaking export control regulations. Read more .... |
| 14 March 2008 | UK Businessman jailed for Iran missile guidance exports UK businessman Mehrdad Salashoor was today jailed for 18 months and fined over £430,000 for illegally exporting 'gyrocompass' navigation devices for missile guidance systems to Iran. Read more about the case.... |
| 26 November 2006 | Arms dealer jailed for 4 years Arms dealer John Knight was jailed for 4 years on Friday 23 November 2007 after pleading guilty to the illegal sale of 130 MPT 9 machine guns in the Middle East. This is the first prosecution under the Trade in Goods (Control) Order 2003. Read more..... |
| July 2007 | Fine and Compound Penalty for exporting without a licence Details of 2 recent cases of export control prosecutions. Read more.... |
| 19 September 2006 | Exporters of Body Armour and Helmets caught by HM Revenue and Customs and fined 2 UK companies, ‘Peace Keeper International Ltd’ and ‘Winchester Procurement Ltd’ have been fined for exporting ballistic protection clothing, military specified flak jackets and helmets without the correct export licenses, following investigations by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Read more..... |
| 12 July 2005 | Exporter caught by customs trying to send Military Components to Iran Details of the prosecution of Mr Homayouni, director of Multicore Ltd, for export control offences. Read more... |
| 16 May 2005 | Exporter of Protective Vests caught by customs and fined |
Press releases on wider BERR (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) issues are either available from the BERR Press Room or on wider government issues via the Government News Network
Export Control Organisation
Updated: 5 May 2009
