Weapons Smuggling Bahrain

The Swedish government filed smuggling charges against four former directors of Bofors AB, the country's largest weapons manufacturer. The four are accused of selling 300 anti-aircraft missiles to Bahrain and Dubai in 1979 and 1980 in violation of Swedish export regulations barring arms sales to volatile regions.

The Swedish government filed smuggling charges against four former directors of Bofors AB, the country's largest weapons manufacturer. The four are accused of selling 300 anti-aircraft missiles to Bahrain and Dubai in 1979 and 1980 in violation of Swedish export regulations barring arms sales to volatile regions.