From 2009 to 2011, Usama Hamade conspired to export drone components to a foreign terrorist organization. According to the Department of Justice, the drone parts and technology were sent to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. Usama and his older brother, Issam, were arrested in South Africa in February 2018 and extradited to the U.S. In May, the 55-year-old pleaded guilty to conspiring to export inertial measurement units, digital compasses, piston engines, recording binoculars and a jet engine without proper licenses. On July 20, a Minnesota judge sentenced Usama Hamade to 42 months in prison. Usama's brother Issam pleaded guilty in March and is facing up to five years in prison for his role as a co-conspirator. As of September 2019, a third co-conspirator, Samir Berro, remained at large.