Somalia’s National Intelligence Agency (NISA) on Thursday said that it had seized two illicit shipments of military hardware and explosive materials that were apparently bound for the al Shabaab militant group.
At a news conference in Mogadishu, Somalia’s State Minister of Defense Mohamed Ali Haga said the agency found the arms at Mogadishu’s port and airport.
“At the port of Mogadishu, NISA personnel discovered a shipment of military hardware and explosive materials concealed within containers posing as authorized business imports,” Haga said.
“Our forces have also seized military equipment at Mogadishu’s Aden Ade International Airport,” he added.
A statement from NISA said an investigation relating to the illicit shipments led to the arrest of 10 individuals associated with a smuggling network.
“Our agency has been following the activities of these individuals in Somalia and outside Somalia,” Haga said.
Source : The East African
