In 2015, US logistics coordinator Scott Darden was captured by Houthi forces in the Yemeni capital city of Sanaa, and held for six months before his release. During that time, he was presented purely as participating in helping the delivery of humanitarian aid into the country. He did that, as part of his employment for New Orleans-based
Purported ‘US Aid Worker’ Kidnapped In Yemen Was Coordinating Weapons Shipments
Scott Darden was shipping materials for US Special Forces under a secret contract his employer had with the Pentagon. an arrangement with Special Operations forces which was never been made public.