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AN AMERICAN WARSHIP HAS seized a massive cache of illicit Russian- and Chinese-made weapons, which were found hidden inside a small fishing vessel sailing in the North Arabian Sea, according to the United States Navy. A statement describing the seizure was issued on Monday by the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, which is based in the Gulf state of Bahrain. It said that the seizure was carried out by a US Coast Guard Team aboard the
USS Monterey, which is a guided-missile cruiser.
According to the statement, the weapons were found on May 6, during a “routine operation” aimed to verify the ship’s registry. The statement describes the vessel as “a stateless
US Navy says seizes weapons cache in Arabian Sea
World
May 10, 2021
Dubai: The US Navy’s Fifth Fleet said on Sunday it had seized a huge cache of illicit weapons from a stateless dhow sailing in international waters of the North Arabian Sea.
The Fifth Fleet, which is based in Bahrain, said the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey intercepted the vessel and discovered the cargo during a routine boarding, in a two-day operation on May 6-7. The cache of weapons included dozens of advanced Russian-made anti-tank guided missiles, thousands of assault rifles, and hundreds of PKM machine guns, sniper rifles and rocket-propelled grenades launchers, it said in a statement.
US Navy seizes massive cache of illegal weapons likely bound for Yemen
By Kelly Hayes
USS Monterey seizes thousands of illicit weapons in Arabian Sea
U.S. Coast Guardsmen prepare to conduct a visit, board, search and seizure aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey in the Arabian Sea on May 6, 2021. Credit - U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Chelsea Palmer
The U.S. Navy said it seized a massive cache of illicit weapons, including thousands of assault weapons, machine guns and sniper rifles, from a stateless vessel sailing in international waters of the northern Arabian Sea. The arms were apparently bound for Yemen to support the country s Houthi rebels, according to the Associated Press.