Oyogist.com has learned that the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet has captured a huge cache of illicit Russian and Chinese weapons from the North Arabian Sea.
“The cache of weapons included dozens of advanced Russian-made anti-tank guided missiles, thousands of Chinese Type 56 assault rifles, and hundreds of PKM machine guns, sniper rifles and rocket-propelled grenades launchers,” The fifth fleet said in a statement.
The arms are in US custody and their source and intended destination is under investigation, it said.
“After all illicit cargo was removed, the dhow was assessed for seaworthiness, and after questioning, its crew was provided food and water before being released.”
The statement did not indicate where the vessel may have come from, but said the US Navy’s regular patrols in the region “disrupt the transport of illicit cargo that often funds terrorism and unlawful activity”.
