Defense News in Brief: U.S. Navy Seizes 1,400 Assault Rifles During Illicit Weapons Interdiction

Source: United States Navy

MANAMA, Bahrain – U.S. 5th Fleet ships seized approximately 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and 226,600 rounds of ammunition from a stateless fishing vessel during a flag verification boarding in accordance with customary international law in the North Arabian Sea, Dec. 20.