Coss Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 The National Security Council has opted to distribute 35 tonnes of weapons seized in December 2009 from arms smugglers at Don Mueang airport among the three wings of the armed forces. United Nations Security Council regulation 1874 allows Thailand to keep the armaments if no one claims them within 12 months of their seizure. A military source said yesterday the NSC considered destroying the weapons but decided it would make more sense to keep them to save costs and advance the military's technical know-how. "The NSC has agreed that the weapons should be split up for use among the security forces," the source said. Authorities confiscated the weapons on Dec 12, 2009, from a Russian-made Ilyushin-76 aircraft which had landed at Don Mueang airport to refuel after arriving from North Korea. The weapons included explosives, rocket-propelled grenades and components used in surface-to-air missiles. They were made in North Korea and were believed to be destined for delivery to Iran. Five aircraft crew members who claimed they were carrying oil drilling equipment destined for Ukraine were held briefly before being deported. "It looked like a huge cache but it is not. There aren't really all that many items when the components are assembled," the source said. The army has received the RPGs and the ammunition, and the missiles have been shared between the air force and the navy. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasathai1 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 to replace some of the stuff the terrorists in the south seized recently? " missiles have been shared between the air force and the navy." I hope they came with simple instructions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 The crew were released so they could go bring them some more. << to keep the armaments if no one claims them within 12 months of their seizure. >> Ummm ... Greetings, tovarich! I would like to claim my illegals weapons, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 They will bring the weapons to South Thailand for to be picked up by the insurgents... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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