Two men have been arrested and accused of scheming to smuggle military encryption technology to China, the Customs Service said Wednesday. The technology, two devices known as KIV-7HS units, are used to encode classified government communications. "The technology that these individuals . . .
Two men have been arrested and accused of scheming to smuggle military encryption technology to China, the Customs Service said Wednesday. The technology, two devices known as KIV-7HS units, are used to encode classified government communications. "The technology that these individuals were attempting to export to China is among the most sensitive items on the U.S. munitions list," said Allan Doody, the U.S. Customs Service special agent in charge in Baltimore. Doody said sale of the technology must be approved by the National Security Agency.

Customs agents have arrested Eugene Hsu of Blue Springs, Mo., and David Yang of Temple City, Calif. Carlson Ho, also charged with attempting to smuggle the technology, is in Singapore and has not been arrested. Ho is affiliated with the Singapore-based Wei Soon Loong Pvt. Ltd., which intended to buy the technology, according to a federal affidavit.

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