BOAT SEIZED SMUGGLING SOMALI ARMS INTO YEMEN

HODEIDA, Nov. 25 (Saba) - Yemen said on Tuesday a boat was seized in
the western province of Hodeida after the authorities found it was
smuggling weapons from Somalia into the country.

The latest arms trafficked by the boat reached Yemen last week,
coming from the Somali Hais Bais region, the Interior Ministry
said.

The Intelligence authorities were monitoring the movement of the
boat since it originated in the Horn of Africa country carrying an
arms shipment over the last few days.

The coast authorities were alerted about the suspected boat.

A crew of 12 was aboard the boat when it was seized.

The seizure comes as Yemen has recently tightened coastal
surveillance in an attempt to block arms and human trafficking.

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