Arms Trafficker to ISIS Says Ukrainian Army Earned $67 Million in Profits Annually Selling Old Weapons

A Turkish arms trafficker and former special ops officer who was indicted for smuggling weapons and ammunition to the Islamic State, in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) said he had a sizable setup for procuring arms from the Ukrainian army, which he claims made $67 million in profits annually from the sales. According to court documents obtained by Nordic Monitor, Nuri Gökhan Bozkır told the judges at the Ankara 28th High Criminal Court in February 2023 about how he set up an arms trafficking ring in Ukraine. He said he purchased redundant arms from the Ukrainian military and refurbished them before…