Madrid (CNN) -- An Iranian and three Spaniards who secretly tried to export to Iran industrial equipment that could be used to make missile parts or enrich uranium have been arrested in Spain, the Civil Guard said Monday in a statement. The European Union and the United States ban the export to Iran of certain dual-use machinery and technology that could be used to aid Iran's military program. The four suspects were arrested April 1. The Iranian man, 47, was detained in Palma de Mallorca on Spain's Balearic Islands, and a judge remanded him to prison April 3 on suspicion of contraband in dual-use material, belonging to a criminal organization and money laundering, said a Civil Guard captain with the intelligence division, who spoke on condition of not being identified.
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Officials say technology could be used to make missile parts or enrich uranium
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Sanctions prohibit export of certain machinery to Iran
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Iranian, three Spaniards face charges and possible prison sentences
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