Coastguard captures hashish-laden Pakistani ship

The map shows al-Ghaidha coastline, where the 3 Egyptian vessels were apprehended.

The Yemeni coastguard has seized a ship in the Arabian Sea that was found to be carrying 1600 kilos of hashish.  Coastguard sources said that the ship’s crew members, who are of Pakistani nationality, are still being investigated. They will be handed over together with the seized cargo to Hadramout security authorities.  

In a related incident, the coastguard also seized two large boats found to be fishing illegally in Yemeni territorial waters, with 24 crew of mixed Arab nationality on board. The two boats and cargo of fish were handed over to the fishery authority branch after investigations were completed. 

The Yemeni coastguard also seized three Egyptian vessels along the al-Ghaidha coast for violating the fishing law.

Mohammed Abdullah al-Harazi, governor of al-Mahara, said that the seized Egyptian fishing boats had violated marine fishing terms, adding that measures are now underway to refer them to prosecution. Al-Harazi added that the seizure followed the authorization of the fishery office and the coastguard at Nashton port to take necessary legal procedures to control fishing activities at the Nashton and Saihot fishing grounds. This came after reports from fishermen and the fishery cooperative association branch mentioned that there were unidentified ships fishing in these areas.

These seizures came after the Marine Surveillance and Control Authority launched a search campaign of fishing vessels in Yemeni territorial waters.  

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