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JOHN MILLER, 63, AND CUI GUANGHI, 43, WERE ARRESTED IN SERBIA ON CHARGES OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT INTERSTATE STALKING AND CONSPIRACY, SMUGGLING AND VIOLATIONS OF THE ARMS CONTROL ACT

FOLLOWING AN FBI INVESTIGATION 11:47, 01 Jun 2025 A British man has been arrested in the US for allegedly attempting to smuggle "sensitive American military technology" to China.

John Miller, 63, was arrested alongside a Chinese man, Cui Guanghi, in Serbia on charges of conspiracy to commit interstate stalking and conspiracy, smuggling and violations of the Arms

Control Act following an FBI investigation. Mr Miller, who is a permanent US resident, and his Chinese associate, 43, have been detained in Serbia and now face extradition back to the

States, according to the BBC. The 63-year-old Brit could be looking at up to 20 years in the clink for violating the Arms Export Control Act, and a further ten years for smuggling. The pair

are alleged to have splashed out £7,430 ($10,000) on high-tech kit for encryption and decryption and attempted to procure US defence equipment for export to China. READ MORE: HMRC WARNING AS

WORKERS COULD LOSE £560 IN TAX CHANGES Article continues below They're accused of trying to get their hands on US missiles, air defence radar, drones and cryptographic devices, and

discussed ways of shipping the items abroad, including by smuggling them in electrical devices and a blender. Mr Miller and Mr Cui also allegedly tried to "harass" an anti-Chinese

government activist, targeting them by slashing their tyres and installing a tracking device on their car. "This Justice Department will not tolerate foreign repression on US soil, nor

will we allow hostile nations to infiltrate or exploit our defence systems," Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said. The duo attempted to rope in two US residents for a scheme to

block another critic from protesting President Xi Jinping's appearance at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit in Los Angeles in 2023, as per the indictment papers.

Oblivious to the fact, the intended accomplices, dubbed "Individual 1" and "Individual 2" in the documents, were under directives from the FBI. Additionally, two other

individuals, tied to the FBI, were allegedly handed over £26,745 ($36,000) for persuading a different individual from revealing statues of the Chinese leader and his spouse earlier this

year. Article continues below A statement from the US Attorney's Office of the Central District of California clarified: "An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are

presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt in a court of law."