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The seizure made by personnel from the USS Lewis B Puller is the US Fifth Fleet's second major illegal weapons haul in a month.
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A fishing vessel on a smuggling route between Iran and Yemen was found to be carrying 50 tonnes of bullets and rocket components. All photos: US Navy
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Bags containing fuses and propellants for rockets are arranged on the flight deck of the USS Lewis B Puller, whose crew discovered the weapons on a smuggling vessel.
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In this separate raid on another vessel on November 8, sailors from the destroyer USS The Sullivans sort the large quantity of urea fertiliser and ammonium perchlorate - used to make explosives.
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The seizure made by personnel from the USS Lewis B Puller is the US Fifth Fleet's second major illegal weapons haul in a month.
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A fishing vessel on a smuggling route between Iran and Yemen was found to be carrying 50 tonnes of bullets and rocket components. All photos: US Navy
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Bags containing fuses and propellants for rockets are arranged on the flight deck of the USS Lewis B Puller, whose crew discovered the weapons on a smuggling vessel.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/LHHNGU7FTYJ5GGM75GTA326RTI.jpg?smart=true&auth=3d6add1edd226480385b11755e3b7fa9a011c9183e223fb4c13ae49332e90019&width=400&height=225)
In this separate raid on another vessel on November 8, sailors from the destroyer USS The Sullivans sort the large quantity of urea fertiliser and ammonium perchlorate - used to make explosives.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/3PFBPTVNIZPBGE2AESWWEWLQMA.jpg?smart=true&auth=580c6cb40a4f517824a47264a1f0ea806bca38bac2858fb66b33915f7be8af62&width=400&height=225)
The seizure made by personnel from the USS Lewis B Puller is the US Fifth Fleet's second major illegal weapons haul in a month.
US warship makes huge arms bust on Iran-Yemen smuggling route
Tehran accused of 'destabilising behaviour' as fishing trawler carrying weaponry is seized in Gulf of Oman
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Rory Reynolds
03 December, 2022
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