On Sunday, Sudan announced the seizure of a suspicious boat carrying weapons and explosives in the Red Sea.
Specifically, the military spokesman’s office said in a statement that the navy seized the boat after it was found carrying Kalashnikovs, ammunition boxes and explosives, the official Sudanese news agency said.
4 Yemenis
It is also indicated that the boat, which was seen in the territorial waters near the Sevens Islands, is operated by 4 citizens of Yemen, and on board were “90 Kalashnikov assault rifles, 162 boxes of cartridges for the Karnuf machine gun, 182 boxes of ammunition of various calibers. , 43 boxes of Fortec explosive wires and 45 “detonation cords”.
Notably, the navy, which has been in formation since 2021 and includes elements of the navy, has previously succeeded in seizing large quantities of drugs, weapons and explosives smuggled in by Yemeni and Sudanese criminals.
The Red Sea is often the scene of arms smuggling operations, especially by the Iranian-backed Houthis. The militias are also trying to plant sea mines that threaten the safety of navigation, and in recent years many countries have warned about this problem.
