Jury Finds US Army Major Guilty of Attempting to Smuggle Guns to Ghana

A federal jury has found a U.S. Army major guilty of smuggling weapons to the West African country of Ghana. The jury, seated to hear the case in North Carolina’s Eastern District Court, concluded Maj. Kojo Owusu Dartey, 42, is guilty of dealing firearms without a license, delivering firearms without notice to the carrier, smuggling goods from the United States, illegally exporting firearms without a license, making false statements to an agency of the United States, making false declarations before a court, and conspiracy. According to federal prosecutors, Mag. Dartey had purchased seven firearms and firearms accessories while stationed at Fort Liberty (Formerly known as Fort Bragg) in North Carolina between June 28 and July 2, 2021. Prosecutors alleged Mag. Dartey also arranged for George Archer, an Army staff sergeant stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to purchase three additional firearms and transfer them to him....