KANSAS CITY, KS – Canyon Anthony Amarys, 28, of Alamogordo, New Mexico, has been arrested in connection with an indictment for attempting to violate the Export Control Reform Act. Amarys, a National Guardsman, made his initial appearance in federal court this week.
According to the indictment, in February 2025, Amarys met with an individual he believed to be a Russian intelligence agent. During the meeting, he signed an agreement confirming his covert relationship with a Russian intelligence service and agreed to photograph a military installation at Fort Riley, Kansas, and obtain a helicopter radio for the Russian military.
In March 2025, Amarys purchased the helicopter radio, traveled to Kansas to retrieve it, and attempted to export it to a recipient in Romania, understanding that it would be illegally diverted to Russia. Investigators later recovered the radio through a court-authorized search.
The FBI Kansas City Field Office is investigating the case, with assistance from the U.S. Army Counterintelligence Command, Kansas National Guard, Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, and U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Rask and Trial Attorney David Ryan of the National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section are prosecuting the case.
