Bosnian arms dealer gets 60 months for brokering North Korean missile sale

A District of New Mexico sentencing closes a case built on 2020 negotiations to broker anti-aircraft missiles out of North Korea. For sanctions and export-control teams it is a clean illustration of how US jurisdiction attaches to brokering and attempt conduct by a foreign national, even when no goods ever move.

• Micev was sentenced to 60 months after pleading guilty under IEEPA and the North Korea Sanctions Regulations.
• Conduct involved brokering SA-18 Igla surface-to-air missiles from North Korea without OFAC authorisation; the deal fell through over price.
• The case was built on 2020 conduct including falsified documentation and a meeting in Ankara, Turkey; no missiles were delivered.