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Fri, 03/25/2011 - 11:22
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UAE stops attempt to smuggle 16,000 guns to Yemen
DUBAI, March 25 (Saba)- Dubai police in the UAE foiled an attempt to smuggle 16,000 guns from Turkey to Yemen, the emirates
police chief Dahi Khalfan said in a press conference.
Khalfan said that the smugglers were arrested, including six Arabs residing in the UAE, noting the shipment was destined for Saada, northern Yemen.
Stopping over in Dubai, the shipment has arrived from Turkey passing by an Egyptian port on its way to Yemen.
The UAE official confirmed that The arms shipment were stopped in a container shipped by sea to Dubai, thwarting plans of reshipping it to its final destination, Yemen,
considering it the largest of its kind to be discovered in the region till date.
Suspects behind the plot were forced to reshuffle their original plan to ship arms to Yemen via another Gulf country s sea port due to navigation routes that did not meet
their schedules. Then, Dubai was chosen as an alternative stopover point.
The huge amount of brand-faked hand guns along with additional bullet chambers, manufactured in Turkey, were carefully hidden among wrapped boxes carrying furniture in a
container which was temporarily stored in one of Dubai s storehouses.
On receiving information about the shipment, investigations were immediately launched leading to identification of involved suspects most of who were arrested.
Investigations showed that suspects include "Erfan", the owner of the factory where guns were made and another person called "Faeq" who was responsible for organizing shipment
of the guns from Turkey to a port in the Gulf.
Other suspects also include "Hamid" who demanded the original stopover port in the Gulf to be changed where the shipping policy had to be reissued as well. Shifting the
shipment route from the original Gulf port to Dubai was carried out through the help of another suspect.
Coordination between Dubai Police and concerned authorities in Turkey, Egypt, Yemen and the Gulf country are currently underway to divulge all details of the foiled illegal
shipment.
Dubai Police hailed sincere efforts by the General State Security department which led to identification and arrest of involved suspects and stopping this dangerous shipment
from proceeding to its final destination.
police chief Dahi Khalfan said in a press conference.
Khalfan said that the smugglers were arrested, including six Arabs residing in the UAE, noting the shipment was destined for Saada, northern Yemen.
Stopping over in Dubai, the shipment has arrived from Turkey passing by an Egyptian port on its way to Yemen.
The UAE official confirmed that The arms shipment were stopped in a container shipped by sea to Dubai, thwarting plans of reshipping it to its final destination, Yemen,
considering it the largest of its kind to be discovered in the region till date.
Suspects behind the plot were forced to reshuffle their original plan to ship arms to Yemen via another Gulf country s sea port due to navigation routes that did not meet
their schedules. Then, Dubai was chosen as an alternative stopover point.
The huge amount of brand-faked hand guns along with additional bullet chambers, manufactured in Turkey, were carefully hidden among wrapped boxes carrying furniture in a
container which was temporarily stored in one of Dubai s storehouses.
On receiving information about the shipment, investigations were immediately launched leading to identification of involved suspects most of who were arrested.
Investigations showed that suspects include "Erfan", the owner of the factory where guns were made and another person called "Faeq" who was responsible for organizing shipment
of the guns from Turkey to a port in the Gulf.
Other suspects also include "Hamid" who demanded the original stopover port in the Gulf to be changed where the shipping policy had to be reissued as well. Shifting the
shipment route from the original Gulf port to Dubai was carried out through the help of another suspect.
Coordination between Dubai Police and concerned authorities in Turkey, Egypt, Yemen and the Gulf country are currently underway to divulge all details of the foiled illegal
shipment.
Dubai Police hailed sincere efforts by the General State Security department which led to identification and arrest of involved suspects and stopping this dangerous shipment
from proceeding to its final destination.
