Greek coast guards seize weapon-laden ship bound for Libya from Turkey

The Greek coast guards detained a Bolivian-flagged freighter over carrying a container with an unknown quantity of undeclared weapons, the Athens News Agency (ANA) reported on Tuesday.

The Bolivian-flagged freighter "Hadat 1" is expected to arrive at Iraklio port on Tuesday night after the undeclared weapons' container was discovered on board during a coast guard inspection.

The ship had set sail from Turkey bound for Libya, with a declared cargo of plastics. It was stopped and searched by a coast guard special forces team off Ierapetra, as part of a wide-scale operation.

The ship's seven-member crew included Syrians, Egyptians and Indians.

Special security measures have been taken at Iraklio port, where a full-scale search of the ship will be conducted, and customs officers had been summoned to assist.
Source: MENA