Iranian Woman Smuggles Drones, Bombs in LA

0:00On April 19th, a 44-year-old Iranian woman living large in Los Angeles got busted at the airport for allegedly smuggling drones and bombs on behalf of Tehran. Shami Maffi was nabbed Saturday night at Los Angeles International Airport, charged with brokering sales of armed drones, bomb fuses, and tons of. Ammunition headed to Sudan. She's been a permanent U.S. resident since 2016, after leaving Iran in 2013 and ran her operation through an Oman-based company, called Atlas International Business. Prosecutors say Iran pressured her into it after seizing family properties she inherited back in 2020, even offering to cover her start-up. Costs here. Phone records show she was in direct touch with Iran's Ministry of Intelligence from late 2022 through mid-2025. Her biggest deal? A $70 million contract from Mohaja. Six combat drones, straight from Iran's Defense Ministry, shipped to Sudan's military amid their civil.

1:00War. She routed everything through Turkey and the United Arab Emirates to dodge U.S. radar, all while posting pics of her fancy Mercedes and high roller. Life. Maffi's set for court Monday in Los Angeles, facing up to 20 years if convicted on these sanctions violations. This case shines a light on how deep foreign ops can burl into everyday American spots.