The Llamas were removed to protective custody due to animal abuse.

Under US law, he not only violated sanctions, but exported restricted technology without a license or exemption.
One wonders if he was there w/ his employer's knowledge and support, if 2600 Magazine is guilty of violating the Export Control laws?
Quoting a relevant section below:

Under the export regulations, exports are both actual shipments of a commodity out of the country and so-called "deemed exports." A deemed export is the transfer, release or disclosure to foreign persons in the United States of "technical data" (a term used by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)) or "technology" (a term used by the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)) about controlled commodities. A deemed export is considered to be an export to the home country of the foreign person. Accordingly, for all controlled commodities, a license or license exception is required prior to the transfer of "technology" or "technical data" about the controlled commodity to foreign persons inside the U.S.