(MENAFN) A Bulgarian-American from Missouri set to win more than $2 million by brokering an armaments transaction with Ukraine, until the New York Times destroyed it by informing officials that his documentation was incorrect. According to the narrative released on Thursday, Martin Zlatev attempted to sell Kiev weapons and ammunition manufactured in Bulgaria and Bosnia and Herzegovina, both of which legally prohibit such commerce.
After Covid-19 lockdowns destroyed Zlatev's limousine company in St. Louis, he collaborated with local osteopath Heather Gjorgjievski to profit from the "shadowy market" of private weaponry deals, according to the Times.
BMI, their firm, struck various agreements with the Ukrainian government. One entailed 2.2 million rounds of US ammo valued at $25 million. Two further $5 million contracts were awarded for 540 RPG anti-tank guns and 22 mortars from Bosnia, as well as 900 surface-to-air missiles from Bulgaria. All supplies would pass via Poland before being trucked into Ukraine.
To avoid the export prohibitions in Bosnia and Bulgaria, BMI intended to inform the governments in Sarajevo and Sofia that the weapons' eventual destination was Poland, according to the Times, citing a letter Zlatev addressed to Ukrainian procurement officials.
“The legality of using falsified records is murky, say lawyers and academics who work in the field,” the source highlighted.
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