DOJ Launches Forfeiture Action Against Landing Gear That Was Headed for Russia

DOJ on May 1 filed a forfeiture action against "a set of aircraft landing gear for a Boeing 737-800" CBP detained in Miami in September, the agency announced. The gear was bought to benefit a Kyrgyzstan-based transshipper of dual-use items "servicing" Russia, "in violation of U.S. economic sanctions."

The action was announced in line with new sanctions on Russia's technology sector, including on the intermediary involved in the sale of the landing gear, GQ Solution Elektronik Ekipman Limited Sirketi (see 2405010072).

The landing gear was sold in June by a Florida aircraft parts overhauler and reseller for $1.55 million to GQ Solution Elektronik, DOJ said. The news release noted that sanctioned dual-use goods shipper LLC RM Design and Development identified GQ Solution Elektronik as the new focal point of dual-use goods shipment operations to avoid sanctions violations.