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| Identifier: | 05NEWDELHI878 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 05NEWDELHI878 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy New Delhi |
| Created: | 2005-02-04 08:52:00 |
| Classification: | SECRET |
| Tags: | PTER PREL IN BG India |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
S E C R E T NEW DELHI 000878 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/04/2015 TAGS: PTER, PREL, IN, BG, India-Bangladesh SUBJECT: GOI NON-PAPER ON MAJOR ARMS SEIZURES IN BANGLADESH REF: 04 NEW DELHI 5486 Classified By: PolCouns Geoff Pyatt, Reasons 1.5 (B,D). 1. (C) On January 27, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall gave us the following non-paper list of 2003-04 arms seizures in Bangladesh. This non-paper was originally referenced by our GOI interlocutors during the August 31-September 1, 2004 US-India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG) meeting in New Delhi. 2. (S) Begin lightly-edited text: Title: "Recent Major Arms seizures in Bangladesh" -- June 27, 2003: In Bogra 1,000,000 bullets and 200 kilograms of explosives were seized. -- November 30, 2003: In Dhaka police recovered four AK-47 rifles, two revolvers, 20 hand grenades, four time bombs, 1,000 AK-47 bullets, 2 kilograms of plastic explosives, and sophisticated walkie-talkies after a gun fight with a criminal outfit. -- September-October 2003: The Bangladesh Rifles recovered five bombs, 130 kilograms of plastic explosives, 226 hand grenades, 310 grenade launchers, 50 time-delay detonators, and 14 containers of chemicals from the dense forests in Bandarban. -- April 2, 2004: The biggest arms seizure took place in Chittagong. The weapons consisted of the following: Submachine guns/AK-47s: 1,290 Magazines for submachine guns (Chinese and South Korean): 6,392 "Tommy" guns: 100 Semi-automatic spot rifle/Uzis: 400 Rocket launchers (40 mm), made in China: 150 Rockets (40 mm), made in China: 840 Grenade launchers, made in South Korea: 2,000 Hand grenades, made in South Korea: 25,000 Bullets (Chinese and South Korean) rounds: 1.84 million -- April 26, 2004: Bangladeshi security agencies intercepted a mini-bus with crates of arms and ammunition camouflaged under cigarettes and watermelons on the Feni-Belonia route close to the Tripura border. These arms are believed to be a part of the April 2 seizure, which evaded detection. End Text. Comment ------- 3. (C) Pall made no request for USG action on the above matter. In the context of our ongoing dialogue regarding Bangladesh and CT cooperation, Mission would appreciate Washington's perspective on the veracity of this data. MULFORD
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