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| Keywords: US Navy 040104-N-5070K-002 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel destroy a captured dhow after a successful interception mission by ships from Expeditionary Strike Group One (ESG-1).jpg en North Arabian Sea Jan 4 2004 -- U S Navy and Marine Corps Explosive Ordnance Disposal EOD personnel destroy a captured dhow after a successful interception mission by ships from Expeditionary Strike Group One ESG-1 on January 1 2004 The stateless vessel s 15 crewmembers and 2 800 pounds of hashish worth approximately 11 million street value were intercepted and detained as part the ESG s continuing support to expanded maritime interception operations MIO and the global war on terrorism ESG 1 s interception was the third in two weeks by coalition maritime forces in the region USS Decatur DDG 73 detained a dhow and its 12 crewmembers and seized upward of 10 million in hashish Dec 15; USS Philippine Sea CG 58 detained two dhows and their 21 crewmembers and seized 85 pounds of heroin and 150 pounds of methamphetamines Dec 20 Of the total 33 crewmembers originally detained in the first two interceptions 10 have been transferred to a secret undisclosed facility for further questioning by U S officials They were transferred after initial interrogations revealed possible al Qaeda connections The remaining 23 crewmembers were turned over to officials of a country in the region The detainees from the Jan 1 seizure remain with U S officials aboard U S warships in the region for further questioning Of the previously seized dhows one was sunk by coalition maritime forces due its lack of seaworthiness and two others were turned over to other countries in the region With the exception of small amounts kept as evidence and for analysis all contraband has been destroyed U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate Airman Jeffrey Klemm RELEASED 2004-01-04 040104-N-5070K-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 11268 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate Airman Jeffrey Klemm PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Aboard USS Philippine Sea CG-58 Explosions Hashish Dhows Drug trafficking | ||||
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