Another strange tale out of Roswell NM

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President of Counterterrorism Consulting Firm Arrested in New
Mexico

Saturday, August 17, 2002

ROSWELL, N.M. ? Federal agents found more than 2,000 small missiles worth $54 million when they raided the workplace of a Canadian counterterrorism consultant, who was arrested, court records say.

The arrested man was identified as David Hudak, who heads HEAT, or High Energy Access Tools, an anti-terrorism and police training services company, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court Friday.

The complaint said agents discovered the missiles in 49 explosives crates, with each crate containing 48 missiles and each missile worth $23,040. For a total of 2,352 missiles, total value is $54 million.

Hudak was arrested Thursday by immigration agents at the company's training facility, the complaint says. He was charged with possessing missiles that were not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.

Norm Cairns, spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Albuquerque, declined to comment. He said the investigation was ongoing.

The criminal complaint states: "The warheads are designed as military weapons to be used to defeat light armored vehicles and/or bunkers. The warheads are designed to be fired from shoulder-mounted infantry weapons. The official designation of this weapon is M141 Bunker Defeat Munition."

No launching devices for the missiles were found, according to the complaint.

The complaint said Hudak was a Canadian national who was in the United States illegally.

Agents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms searched company facilities in Roswell and at Tinnie, about 45 miles west of Roswell, last Thursday.

Frank Fish, director of security for HEAT, said agents removed documents needed to verify whether any violations had occurred.

Fish said the agents were investigating a Technical Assistance Agreement license tied to HEAT's permit to train U.S. allies to use equipment being exported to allied nations.

The company believed the license had been obtained and proceeded under that impression, Fish said.

"We found out it wasn't done after a client came on board and we thought we filed for it somewhere between 14 weeks and three months ago," Fish said.

Fish said the company invited oversight agencies to inspect the Roswell and Tinnie sites because HEAT wanted to be sure it was compliant, and some agents accepted the invitation to investigate.

"Weve been open to every federal agency that could have anything to do with anything about what we do for a living, from the FBI, ATF, Department of State, everybody," Fish said. "We contacted everybody, saying please come on down."

Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., has asked ATF to report on what has been done so far.

HEAT is a defense contractor and speciality training development company that sells "surgical breaching explosives," used usually in SWAT scenarios, among other things. The products require training for safe use, the company says.

The United States Munitions List defines which weapons and accessories need to be monitored by the government. All involved agencies have been told to refer all media questions to the U.S. attorneys office.

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Man arrested for possession of 2,352 small military missiles

Posted: Sunday, August 18, 10:47am EDT

The president of a Roswell, New Mexico, counterterrorism consulting firm has been charged with possessing 2,352 unregistered small military missiles. Investigators also found 4,000 pounds of explosives at High Energy Access Tools, an anti-terrorism and police training company that was conducting classes for students from the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, said Tom Mangan, a US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent. David Hudak, a Canadian national and president of HEAT, was arrested Thursday and charged with possessing missiles not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, according to a federal complaint filed Friday. "Under the plain language of the criminal complaint ... at this time this is a licensing and regulation issue, not a terrorism issue," Assistant US Attorney Norm Cairns said. Cairns said the students are not suspected of any wrongdoing. "None of those guys were arrested or charged with anything," Cairns said late Saturday.

(the article fails to mention that they were all illegals including David Hudak the Canadian.)