Woman held in US for trying to smuggle rifle sights

http://nma.tv | http://www.nma.com.tw A 24-year old woman has been arrested in the US for allegedly trying to smuggle night-vision equipment out of the US in a case media have compared to the recent Russian spy scandal. The equipment was confiscated from Anna Fermanova, a US citizen born in Latvia, at New York's JFK airport by federal agents in March after a tip off. Such scopes require a federal license before they can be exported. Fermanova was detained as she returned to the US after spending four months in Russia. She has denied the charges, saying the scopes were for her husband to use when hunting.