US Arrests BC Man, Says He Smuggled Goods to Pakistan’s Atomic Bomb Program

A sign of the U.S. Department of Justice is seen on the headquarters building in Washington, on Nov. 18, 2024. The Canadian Press/AP, Jose Luis Magana

U.S. authorities have arrested a 67-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., accusing him of smuggling banned goods to Pakistan’s military and its nuclear weapons program over more than 15 years.

The U.S. Department of Justice says in a Friday news release that Mohammad Jawaid Aziz was arrested trying to cross into the United States from British Columbia on March 21.