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Montevideo, December 22nd 2024 - 20:44 UTC

Tag: Cardoen Industries

  • Friday, May 17th 2019 - 07:30 UTC

    US Justice has requested Chile the arrest of arms and bombs manufacturer tycoon

    Carlos Cardoen is accused of illegally importing the bomb-making element zirconium from the US, which added a potent incendiary effect to cluster bombs

    For 26 years, Chilean business tycoon Carlos Cardoen has been unable to travel abroad for fear of arrest. Cardoen is accused of illegally importing the bomb-making element zirconium from the US, which added a potent incendiary effect to cluster bombs his company, Cardoen Industries, sold to Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime in the 1980s and 1990s.