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Cargo ship hijacked by international criminal cartel for arms transport
The "Merbey", belonging to the Moroccan businessman Mohammed Oulahcen was hijacked by an international criminal cartel and used for illegal arms transportaion to Houthi rebels in the Yemen and for cocaine trafficking. Mohammed Oulahcen in partnership with the Portuguese national Jose bought the vessel in the Turkey in 2015. It was renamed, registered under Comores flag and had to sail to Casablanca, but as it came out, his Portuguese partner had other plans. The ship was to be engaged in illegal trafficking of arms and drugs. Mohammed Oulahcen turned to Moroccan authorities, and Turkish law enforcement agencies got involved too, reporting the vessel had been hijacked and relocated to Nigeria. The ship was anchored at Calabar since Aug 25, 2016.
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