Arms dealer gets 25 years in NYC terror case

JAIL cellNEW YORK — A man extradited from Romania in a plot to sell weapons to Colombian militants has been sentenced in New York City to 25 years in prison. Federal Judge Jed Rakoff sentenced Tareq Mousa al Ghazi on Wednesday. Al Ghazi was convicted in March of conspiracy to murder U.S. officers, conspiracy to acquire and export anti-aircraft missiles and conspiracy to support a terrorist group. He could have received a life sentence.

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