Malaysia seizes two contraband containers headed for Iran

Police in Malaysia said they have seized two containers possibly containing parts meant for producing weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear warheads, from a ship bound for Iran.


An investigator said the equipment might be for building sites but if misused could be used to make a nuclear device.


“We are liaising with our Interpol counterparts in both the source and destination countries,” Mohamad Bakri Zinin, chief of the federal police’s criminal investigation unit, told Malaysia’s Sun daily newspaper.


“We are viewing this find very seriously and we are unable to divulge details as we do not want to jeopardise our probe. I can only say that we are investigating and give us more time,” said Zinin.


He said investigators were still trying to determine the equipment’s specific destination.


The Malaysian-registered vessel, which had arrived from China, carried dismantled equipment parts that were listed among items subject to controlled and restricted sale by the UN Security Council and other international laws, the newspaper reported.
(Source:http://www.seatrade-asia.com)