Ukrainian law enforcement officials have detained a man for attempting to purchase components for Scud ballistic missile guidance systems, Interfax reported Tuesday (see GSN, May 28).

Authorities detained Helmut Martins in April and discovered that he possessed equipment for checking missile guidance systems, said Ukrainian Security Service spokeswoman Marina Ostapenko.  Martins admitted he had planned to smuggle the system components to another country that has had sanctions imposed on it, she said.  The Ukrainian newspaper Fakty has reported that Martins planned to smuggle the equipment to Iran, according to Interfax (see GSN, May 20).

Ukrainian officials later deported Martins with a special notation in his passport indicating he was an unwanted person, Interfax reported (Interfax, June 2 in FBIS-SOV, June 2).

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