Agents grabbed several boxes of the goggles as they passed through the DHL hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in January.
Officials with Customs and Border Protection said the Russian company that was shipping the goggles to a customer in Canada did not have the necessary license from the U.S. State Department.
"The big question is, who needs 300 night vision goggles?" said Brian Bell, a Customs and Border Protection spokesman. "That's the question that really sparked a lot of concern."
He said investigators have tracked the shipment back to a Russian company and believe the goggles were headed to a business in Canada. He would not identify either company, but said the investigation continues.
The goggles are valued at about $300,000 - $1,000 each - and no attempt was made to conceal them as they passed through customs here.
The markings on the boxes were in English, but Bell said investigators do not believe the goggles were manufactured in the United States. He said agents have found no indication the shipment was tied to terrorists, but authorities are concerned about any unlicensed shipments of high-tech equipment.
"We want to make sure our technology doesn't fall into the hands of people who wish to do us harm," Bell said
Customs agents in Cincinnati are trying to figure out why someone in Canada wanted 300 sets of military-grade night vision goggles that were seized here last month.
Agents grabbed several boxes of the goggles as they passed through the DHL hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in January.
Officials with Customs and Border Protection said the Russian company that was shipping the goggles to a customer in Canada did not have the necessary license from the U.S. State Department.
"The big question is, who needs 300 night vision goggles?" said Brian Bell, a Customs and Border Protection spokesman. "That's the question that really sparked a lot of concern."
He said investigators have tracked the shipment back to a Russian company and believe the goggles were headed to a business in Canada. He would not identify either company, but said the investigation continues.
The goggles are valued at about $300,000 - $1,000 each - and no attempt was made to conceal them as they passed through customs here.
The markings on the boxes were in English, but Bell said investigators do not believe the goggles were manufactured in the United States. He said agents have found no indication the shipment was tied to terrorists, but authorities are concerned about any unlicensed shipments of high-tech equipment.
"We want to make sure our technology doesn't fall into the hands of people who wish to do us harm," Bell said
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