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Singapore stops missile parts shipment to Iran
A Singapore-based cargo forwarding company has been fined S$22,000 ($14,500) for trying to export missile parts to Iran without permission, the Straits Times reported on Wednesday, quoting Singapore Customs.
A Singapore Customs spokesman Victor Seah told the paper that the parts, worth S$13,599, had arrived in Singapore from Switzerland and were being shipped to a destination in Iran.
The spokesman said that the company, World Freight Pte Ltd, had pleaded guilty.
The paper said officers of the Singapore customs intercepted a consignment of "controlled military electronic connectors" -- electronic parts meant for missiles.
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