Two Navy SEALs drowned in the Arabian Sea. How the US charged foreign crew with smuggling weapons
Two Navy SEALs drowned last month while trying to board a vessel that was intercepted by U.S. naval forces in the Arabian Sea.
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Two Navy SEALs drowned last month while trying to board a vessel that was intercepted by U.S. naval forces in the Arabian Sea.
U.S. Department of JusticeFour men were charged on Thursday in connection with the seizure of illegal Iranian weaponry allegedly bound for Yemen’s Houthi militia in a mission last month that left two U.S. Navy SEALs dead, according to the Department of Justice.The suspected weapons smugglers were taken into custody in Richmond, Virginia, after their unflagged dhow–a sailing vessel that usually sports long, thin hulls– was intercepted by a U.S. Navy Ship in a risky night-time operation. Detained
Prosecutors said that the vessel was transporting components for medium-range ballistic missiles and anti-ship cruise missiles, as well as a warhead.