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US Navy’s Arabian Sea weapons seizure was so big it covered rear deck of the 567-foot USS Monterey
The cruiser USS Monterey stopped the stateless dhow on May 6 during a routine operation to verify its registry, the Navy said. A US Coast Guard Advanced Interdiction Team deployed on the Navy ship then boarded the dhow and found the weapons stash. The massive arms haul covered much of the rear flight deck of …
BREAKING: Man arrested following cannabis seizure in Limerick
Investigations are continuing following the seizure of a significant quantity of cannabis herb at a house in Limerick city. Drugs, worth an estimated €15,200, were discovered at around 7pm on Wednesday when gardai from the Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by the Armed Support Unit, executed a search warrant at a house in De Valera Park, Thomondgate. A …
Iran warns US against oil tanker seizure as ship leaves Gibraltar | World news
Iran has warned the US against attempting to seize an Iranian oil tanker in open seas after after its release from Gibraltar. The tanker, which ash been caught in a standoff between Tehran and the west, was sailing for Greece on Monday, shipping data showed, hours after the British territory rejected a US request to …
Iran tanker seizure: Radio exchanges reveal Iran-UK confrontation
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage released by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard-affiliated Fars news agency appears to show Stena Impero being seized A recording has emerged of radio exchanges between a Royal Navy frigate and Iranian armed forces vessels, moments before a British-flagged oil tanker was seized in the Gulf. In the recording, …
Hong Kong police make ‘largest ever’ seizure of explosives on eve of protest
The discovery comes on the eve of a series of high-profile protests planned over the weekend, amid high tensions in the semi-autonomous Chinese city over a now-suspended extradition bill. At a press conference Saturday, police confirmed the arrest of 27-year-old man in connection with the raid, at what police have described as a homemade laboratory …