Greek coastguards seize huge shipment of arms and ammo 'bound for Libya'

A huge stash of weapons and ammunition has been found hidden aboard a cargo ship understood to be bound for Libya.

Greek authorities seized 5,000 shotguns and half a million rounds of ammunition found aboard the Haddad 1, a coast guard official said on Wednesday.

Videos released by the Hellenic Coast Guard show officers uncovering the arms, which it said had no accompanying documents and were concealed by furniture and gym mats.

The crew of seven – which is reportedly made up of Syrians, Egyptians and Indians – were arrested as inspectors searched 14 shipping containers aboard the Bolivian-registered vessel.

The ship is understood to have set off from the Turkish port of Iskenderun, about 50km from the Syrian border, at the end of last month and was intercepted near Crete.

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