A former US Navy SEAL was reported to have been arrested by Mozambique officials yesterday for illegal weapons possession while attempting to free a vessel which had been seized by pirates.
The individual is a member of Herndon, Virginia-based Greyside Group, which according to their website is, “an international risk management firm specializing in training, maritime security, intelligence operations, information security, and high-risk personnel security, for commercial and government clients.”
Nampula provincial police spokesperson Inacio Dina told the BBC that the weapons include an FN 5.5mm rifle, as well as ammunition and communications equipment.
There have been no official comments from the Greyside Group yet about this incident.
The FN SCAR-L, 5.56mm assault rifle was designed for use by Special Operations forces
Major General Mikhail Gudkov, deputy head of the Russian Navy who was praised and promoted by President Vladimir Putin, has been killed in action, depriving Moscow of one of its most senior officers, the Russian military said on Thursday.
In one of the UK’s largest drug seizures of the past decade, UK Border Force officers have seized cocaine with an estimated street value of £96 million (USD 130 million)...
(Bloomberg) — Shell Plc has started exports from Canada’s first liquefied natural gas project, helping to meet rising Asian demand and extending its position in the global LNG market. The first...
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