Weapons Parts Seized

March 17, 2011

Publication: 

Free Malaysia Today

Related Country: 

  • China
  • Malaysia

Malaysian officials seized two containers from a ship from China that was bound for Iran. Police intercepted the cargo while the Malaysian-registered vessel was at anchor in Port Klang. The containers carried disassembled equipment that is restricted under U.N. Security Council resolutions. According to Malaysian press reports, the seized parts could be used to make nuclear weapons.