️🇺🇸🇾🇪 An employee of the Ministry of Energy named Ashton Hamed Alaboudi was arrested and charged with trying to provide material support to the Houthis after allegedly purchasing precursor chemicals and drone components, and traveling to Houthi-controlled Sana'a, Yemen, using an outdated official passport.

️🇺🇸🇾🇪 An employee of the Ministry of Energy named Ashton Hamed Alaboudi was arrested and charged with trying to provide material support to the Houthis after allegedly purchasing precursor chemicals and drone components, and traveling to Houthi-controlled Sana'a, Yemen, using an outdated official passport.

Ellaboudy used his electrical engineering background to help an FBI informant posing as a Houthi colonel test and modify solar generators and communications equipment, providing blueprints and guidance for building a mobile communications system.