In this Dec. 20, 2021, photo released by the U.S. Navy, service members from patrol coastal ship USS Typhoon, inventory an illicit shipment of weapons while aboard a stateless fishing vessel transiting international waters in the North Arabian Sea. The U.S. Navy seized a large cache of assault rifles and ammunition being smuggled by a fishing ship from Iran likely bound for war-ravaged Yemen, it said late Wednesday. (U.S. Navy)
France 24: US Navy seizes guns it says heading from Iran to Yemen
The US Navy has seized 1,400 AK-47 rifles and ammunition from a fishing boat it claimed was smuggling weapons from Iran to Huthi rebels in war-torn Yemen.
US Naval Forces Central Command, or NAVCENT, said it boarded the boat on December 20 in the North Arabian Sea, seized the weapons cache and five crew members -- who identified themselves as Yemeni -- before scuttling the vessel.
Yemen has been wracked by civil war since 2014, pitting Iran-backed Huthi rebels against the internationally-recognised government.
"US 5th Fleet ships seized approximately 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and 226,600 rounds of ammunition from a stateless fishing vessel," a US navy statement Wednesday read.
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US Navy Intercepts Huge Cache Of Arms From Iran Near Yemen On A "Stateless Ship"
US Navy says it seizes arms from Iran likely bound for Yemen -- AP
Navy ships confiscate 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles, ammo en route from Iran, likely headed to Yemen -- Navy Times U.S. Navy Seizes Illicit Weapons From Vessel In North Arabian Sea -- RFE
US Navy seizes large arms shipment likely bound for Yemen -- Middle East Eye
US Navy seizes thousands of guns bound for Yemen’s Houthis -- Al-Monitor
Ship carrying weapons for Yemeni rebels seized – US Navy -- RT
US Navy Intercepts Huge Cache Of Arms From Iran Near Yemen On "Stateless Ship" -- Zero Hedge
resources would be better spent intercepting illegal shipments to the US
ReplyDeleteA nation is or should be capable of juggling more than one ball. There are enough resources at the border and elsewhere such that the Navy, Army , Marines and Space Force at not required at the border.
ReplyDeletePiling on a cluster fuck rarely solves the problem. The Democrats and some Republicans simply do not want to solve the border problem.
The first thing the Democrats and their nonprofit buddies will do is scream posse comitatus. If the military does help, they will be part of catch and release. While catch and release does catch what 2/3rds of illegals, how much has catch and release decreased drug shipments?
So Ivan, shut and sit down hoser.