It is being reported that the Italian authorities, upon receipt of information from the US authorities, have conducted an operation in the Mediterranean to seize millions of dollars in unspecified military equipment on board the MSC Arina.
The goods are suspected of being exported to Libya in breach of the arms embargo that forms part of the UN sanctions.
The vessel had departed Shenzen, China in April and was allowed to continue after the cargo in question was removed.
It is being reported that the equipment was destined for General Khalifa’s forces in eastern Libya.