Nicaragua Denies Onus of
Weapons Seized
Nicaraguan Police and
Army denied their
responsibility for a
cargo of weapons made in
Israel, seized in
Spain's Port Algeciras,
with the Central
American nation as final
destination.
Spokespersons of both
institutions told press
separately on Thursday
that none of the armed
bodies have taken
actions to buy armament
in Israel.
We have absolutely
nothing to do with that,
the Nicaraguan Armed
Force spokesman, Col.
Adolfo Zepeda asserted,
while his colleague,
National Police
Commissioner Alonso
Sevilla also declared
that there is no weapons
request.
The spokesmen also
ratified the willingness
of both institutions to
cooperate with the
investigation of the
supposed international
operation of arms
traffic, if the Spanish
authorities make such a
request.
The arms cache, with
some 400 pistols of
different calibers, 300
shotguns, and 385
rifles, was found in
Algeciras on Wednesday
during a routine
inspection.
The ship's bill of
lading registered a
compressed-air carbine
cargo in the container,
with Managua as
destination.
The ship, which was
coming from Haifa,
Israel, was scheduled
for a stop at a US port
before continuing its
trip to Nicaragua. |
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