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Egyptian police seize weapons cache near Gaza
2011-06-15
Wednesday Egyptian police seized a large cache of weapons in the Sinai Desert near Gazoo and placed in long-term storage three Egyptians and a Paleostinian. The four are accused of being members of a ring smuggling weapons into the Gazoo Strip.
More from Ma'an:
(Ma'an) -- Egyptian police in the northern Sinai said officers had placed in durance vile a ring of Paleostinian arms dealers on Wednesday who were preparing bring a shipment of automatic weapons, flak jackets and night vision goggles into Gazoo. An Egyptian fixer working alongside the three arms dealers was also jugged, director of the Sinai security forces Saleh Al-Masri told Ma'an.

The weapons - Israeli and American - were being sold to buyers in Egypt and Gazoo, Al-Masri said. According to Egyptian police, the shipment included 10 Israeli Uzi automatic weapons, 5 American M16 rifles, night-vision goggles, protection vests, and a large quantity of assorted ammunition packed in boxes.

The Egyptian city of El-Arish has, since 2006, become a hub for smugglers transporting goods into the Gazoo Strip. Tunnels were dug to supply the 1.6 million Gazoo residents with food, construction materials, farm animals and later cars and weapons, after Israel imposed its blockade on the coastal enclave.
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