India, June 7 -- An art expert has been jailed in the UK for two years and six months after he failed to report a series of high-value sales to a man suspected of financing the proscribed group Hezbollah.

The jailed person was identified as Oghenochuko Ojiri.

As the owner and operator of Ramp Gallery, latterly named the Ojiri Gallery, in London, Ojiri engaged in discussions with Ahmad about art purchases between 24 October 2020 to 18 December 2021, reported Crown Prosecution Service.

During that time, eight purchases were completed and the paperwork recovered showed that in certain instances, the names inserted on the invoices were names other than Ahmad's - despite the sale being conducted for and on his behalf.

Following the seizure...