Kwok Kuen Leung, Smuggling Stolen Military Equipment, New York 2005

Kwok Kuen Leung, a 38-year-old resident of Hong Kong, has been arrested and charged with smuggling stolen military equipment into the United States.

According to the indictment, Leung sold infrared laser aiming devices that were stolen from U.S. military installations to buyers in the United States.

The infrared laser aiming devices, mounted on weapons, project an infrared laser beam on a target that cannot be seen with the naked eye, but can be seen with night-vision equipment.

Leung allegedly smuggled the stolen equipment into the United States by making false and fraudulent statements in customs declaration forms.

He falsely stated that the majority of his shipments contained 'distance measuring devices' and significantly understated the actual dollar value of the shipments.

Leung faces a maximum penalty of 142 years in prison on all counts combined.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara praised ICE HSI and DCIS for their outstanding work in the investigation, saying 'Today's indictment reveals an alleged attempt by Kwok Kuen Leung to operate under the radar to import stolen equipment into the United States that could potentially be used as weapons.'

ICE HSI Special Agent-in-Charge James T. Hayes, Jr. said 'Kwok Kuen Leung allegedly made false statements to import and sell stolen military grade equipment. This technology is so sensitive that, if in the wrong hands, it can pose a threat to our national security.'

This case has been assigned to Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-announces-arrest-hong-kong-man-selling-and-smuggling-stolen-us