The U.S. has blacklisted an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) affiliate who sought to buy weapons from North Korea, the Treasury Department said Tuesday.

According to a press release, leaders of the Islamic terror organization directed Egyptian national Osama Abdelmongy Abdalla Bakr to contact North Korean officials in Brazil and secure light arms, anti-drone technology and other weapons in 2016.

Bakr was unsuccessful, the Treasury added, but he remained in contact with ISIS leaders through at least 2018. His current whereabouts are unclear, though Brazilian government recordsindicate he was summoned to appear in court in 2020 for