RCMP allege two former UN workers in Montreal tried to sell military drones in Libya

MONTREAL — Two men who used to work for the United Nations in Montreal are facing criminal charges for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to sell Chinese attack drones to a Libyan armed group, and sanctioned oil to China. Fathi Ben Ahmed Mhaouek, 61, appeared in a Montreal court Tuesday afternoon after he was arrested earlier in the day. He has been charged with one count of conspiracy. Police and prosecutors say the alleged conspiracy took place between 2018 and 2021, while he was working at the International Civil Aviation Organization, a UN agency headquartered in Montreal. “The conspiracy…