Merex Corporation

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Group.png Merex Corporation
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FormationFebruary 1984
FounderArif Durrani
Typecommercial
Implicated in Iran-Contra

Not to be confused with Merex AG, started by Gerhard Mertins and Otto Skorzeny.

Iran-Contra

New York Magazine wrote in 1991 that Arif Durrani, the only person imprisoned by the US for involvement in Iran-Contra apparently started a different arms dealing company, also called Merex Corporation, infuriating Gerhard Mertins, founder of the (German) Merex AG.[1]

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References

  1. New York Magazine 16 Dec 1991, p. 46


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