Guinean arrested in Mali for suspected arms smuggling

A Guinean national has been arrested in Mali for trying to smuggle weapons, including 17 rockets, a security source said Wednesday.

By Nuclear Power Daily Editorial Team · Editorial process

Published February 8, 2011

A Guinean national has been arrested in Mali for trying to smuggle weapons, including 17 rockets, a security source said Wednesday.

"Tuesday, we arrested a Guinean national named Souleymane Keita. He had just crossed the Guinea-Mali border and had with him 17 Russian-made rockets," he added.

The source said a preliminary investigation indicated the weapons may come from Guinean army stocks and that the individual may have responded to an order from a "criminal group."

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