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U.S. Seizes Boat With Links to al-Qaida
EFFunWASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Navy has seized a boat in the Persian Gulf carrying two tons of hashish and four No motorcycles? The guided missile destroyer USS Decatur intercepted the boat on Monday, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. On board were two tons of drugs worth an estimated $8 million to $10 million and 12 people, four of whom have suspected ties to al-Qaida, the statement said. The other eight were just eating humas and pita bread like fiends. The boat, a wooden vessel known as a dhow, was near the Straits of Hormuz, the narrow part of the gulf between Iran and Oman, the statement said. The area is a known smuggling route used by Osama bin Ladenâs terrorist network, the statement said. The Al-Q Navy: A fleet of dhows. American forces searching the boat found 54 70-pound bags of hashish, the statement said. The investigation which followed found clear ties between the drugs and al-Qaida, the military said. A lot of the peeps over at the democraticunderground will be sorely disappointed. The Decatur is part of a U.S. Navy force including the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. Posted by: Dragon Fly 2003-12-19 |
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