Canyon Anthony Amarys, 28, of Alamogordo, New Mexico, was arrested on Oct. 28 in connection with his indictment for the attempted violation of the Export Control Reform Act. Amarys made his initial appearance Thursday in federal court in the District of Kansas.

According to the indictment, in February 2025, at an in-person meeting between Amarys and someone he believed to be a Russian intelligence agent, Amarys signed a one-page agreement in order to confirm his covert relationship with a Russian intelligence service. In addition, as part of that relationship, Amarys agreed to photograph a military installation on Fort Riley and to procure a helicopter radio for use by the Russian military.

In March, after purchasing the helicopter radio, Amarys traveled to Kansas in order to retrieve th

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