(WNY News Now) – Two Quebec men have pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally export firearms and other defense-related items from the United States to destinations including Dubai and Colombia.

Guy Deland, 68, also known as Mark and Security Prime, and Charan Singh, 56, both of Quebec, Canada, entered guilty pleas before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara in Buffalo.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the men conspired with others between November 2016 and April 2017 to export firearms and other items listed on the United States Munitions List without the required U.S. State Department license.

Authorities said Singh began communicating with an undercover law enforcement agent in November 2016 about exporting firearms from the United States to the United Arab Emirates.

Investigators said the men were told that a federal export license was required. Prosecutors said Deland, Singh and another participant, Aydan Sin, acknowledged that the proposed exports were illegal.

The investigation included communications involving an encrypted Blackberry device and approximately $70,000 in wire transfers from Canada to the United States as a down payment.

The proposed shipments included 9mm Glock handguns, Mini Uzi submachine guns, suppressors, magazines and ammunition.

One January 2017 invoice listed firearms and related items intended for shipment to Dubai at a total cost of $20,575. A second invoice listed additional firearms and equipment intended for Colombia through Panama, with a total cost of $121,175.

Both invoices stated that exporting the items without an appropriate license was prohibited by law.

Prosecutors said two additional wire transfers of $34,990 each were sent from Canada to an undercover bank account in the Western District of New York in February 2017.

The undercover agent later provided the defendants with shipment tracking information indicating that a shipment had been sent to Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates. Investigators also discussed a planned shipment to Colombia.

Conspiracy to violate the Arms Export Control Act carries a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

Deland is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 18, 2026, at 11 a.m. Singh is scheduled for sentencing Jan. 16, 2027, at 11 a.m. Both hearings will be before Judge Arcara.

The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations with assistance from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.