KSA: Attempt to smuggle 30 kilos RDX & 50 blasting caps foiled

[Al Bhatti]

May 9, 2015

Attempt to smuggle explosives into Saudi Arabia foiled
Thorough search yields 14 bags containing dangerous material inside car seats

Bahrain’s Public Security Chief Major-General Tariq Hassan Al Hassan said joint efforts were underway between the security bodies in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to uncover the circumstances of the attempt to smuggle RDX – a highly explosive material- and detonators intended to be used in Saudi Arabia.

A spokesperson for the Saudi interior ministry on Friday said that security authorities on the King Fahad Causeway, the 25-kilometre terrestrial link between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, foiled an attempt to smuggle RDX and detonators.

The Saudi security men had doubts about the two men driving into Saudi Arabia and decided to search their car.

The search yielded 14 bags carefully hidden inside the back seats of the car.

According to the spokesperson, 11 bags contained more than 30 kilos of the RDX and two bags had 50 blasting caps. The last bag had a six-metre detonator cord.

Al Hassan paid tribute to the Saudi security officers for their competence and high vigilance that enabled them to foil the smuggling attempt and to arrest the perpetrators.

He added that bilateral cooperation had yielded laudable levels of success in many complex security operations, noting that the security situation the region required unified stances and greater coordination among security bodies among friendly countries to be able to address the challenges.

Attempt to smuggle explosives into Saudi Arabia foiled | GulfNews.com

 

[Indus Falcon]

@Al Bhatti What's your guess? Where was this RDX coming from?

 

[Al Bhatti]

@Al Bhatti What's your guess? Where was this RDX coming from?

All roads lead to Rome normally.

 

[Dil Pakistan]

All roads lead to Rome normally.

 

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٩ مايو/ أيار ٢٠١٥

وأشار الحسن إلى أن عمليات تفتيش مساكن المقبوض عليهما والتي تم مباشرتها فور استصدار الأذونات اللازمة من النيابة العامة، أسفرت عن ضبط كمية من مادة يشتبه في كونها متفجرة، فضلاً عن عدد من الهواتف النقالة والكمبيوترات المحمولة وأجهزة التخزين الرقمي (الهارديسك) والكاميرات وأيضاً شرائح اتصالات إيرانية وأوراق نقدية سعودية وأردنية وإيرانية. وأضاف رئيس الأمن العام بأنه تم تحديد هوية خمسة آخرين من المشتبه بتورطهم في نفس القضية والقبض عليهم، وبتفتيش مساكنهم تم العثور على أوراق تتعلق بشرح كيفية صناعة القنابل وأخرى تتعلق بالدوريات العسكرية وأن أعمال البحث والتحري مستمرة للكشف عن مزيد من المعلومات المتعلقة بهذه العملية الإرهابية. وأوضح اللواء الحسن أن المواد المضبوطة من قبل الأجهزة الأمنية السعودية يوم أمس (الجمعة) هي من ذات المواد التي أحبطت الأجهزة الأمنية البحرينية محاولة تهريبها إلى مملكة البحرين، وهي قادمة من العراق في 30 كانون الأول (ديسمبر) من العام 2013 ، عبر البحر وكذلك من طريق جسر الملك فهد بتاريخ 15 آذار (مارس) من العام 2015، وهما العمليتان التي سبق الإعلان عنهما والقبض على منفذيهما. وأشار رئيس الأمن العام إلى أن مادة (RDX) شديدة الانفجار ليست من المواد المتاحة أو التي يمكن تصنيعها بسهولة وعادة تتوفر لدى جهات محددة وليس من السهل على الأفراد الحصول عليها. وشدد الحسن على أن الأجهزة الأمنية في البحرين والسعودية، تعمل بشكل تكاملي لملاحقة الأطراف المتورطة في هذا العمل الإرهابي وتحديد أبعاده، مؤكداً أن التعاون بين البلدين في أعلى مستوياته، ما مكّن من تحقيق نجاحات في كثير من العمليات الأمنية النوعية، مؤكداً على أن الأمر يتطلب عملاً جماعياً ومواصلة زيادة التعاون والتنسيق بين الأجهزة الأمنية في دول المنطقة لمواجهة هذه التهديدات.​

الحياة - البحرين: القبض على 5 أشخاص مشتبه بتورطهم في قضية إحباط السعودية محاولة تهريب متفجرات


Rough translation:

The search in the houses of the arrested persons was done immediately after getting the permission from the public prosecution and it resulted in finding materials suspected of being being explosives, a number of mobile phones, laptops, hard disks, cameras, Iranian SIM cards, bank notes of KSA, Jordan and Iran, also found were papers relating to making a bomb and some other papers relating to military patrol movements. The investigations are continuing at the movement.

The official also says that the confiscated material is same as the one foiled by the Bahrani authorities at the time of entering into Bahrain which came from Iraq on 30-Dec-2013 by sea and also same as the material confiscated being shipped through King fahad causeway on 15-Mar-2015

The official also says that these kinds of highly explosive material (RDX) and not easily available and cannot be easily manufactured and are normally available with limited number authorities and individuals cannot get hold of it easily.

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٩ مايو/ أيار ٢٠١٥

وعلمت «الحياة» من مصادر مطلعة أن الشخص الذي حاول تهريب المتفجرات عبر جسر الملك فهد «بحريني» الجنسية.
الحياة - استهداف دورية واستشهاد قائدها في الرياض وإحباط تهريب متفجرات من البحرين



The newspaper says that as per it's source the person who tried to smuggle them through the King Fahad causeway them is a Bahraini national

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[Al Bhatti]

May 10, 2015

Some of the items seized in Bahrain.

Five more suspects arrested in RDX smuggling
Bahrain-Saudi task force working on terror-related case

Bahrain’s Public Security Chief Major-General Tariq Al Hassan said that five more suspects had been arrested in the case of smuggling explosives and detonators into Saudi Arabia.

Two suspects were arrested by Saudi authorities early on Friday on King Fahad Causeway as they were driving a car in which 14 bags containing highly explosive RDX paste and 50 detonators were hidden.

Al Hassan said that a task force representing several agencies in the interior ministry was formed to look into the case and coordinate with the Saudi authorities.

“Several houses of the suspects were searched after warrants were obtained from the Public Prosecution,” he said. “This led to the confiscation of materials suspected to be explosives, mobile phones, laptops, portable hard disks, cameras, Iranian mobile phone chips and Saudi, Jordanian and Iranian currencies. Five additional individuals suspected in the case were identified and arrested. Documents on bomb-making and military patrols were also found inside the homes. The investigation will continue until all suspects are identified and arrested,” he said in a statement.

Al Hassan added that the items confiscated by the Saudi officials on Friday were similar to the materials that Bahrain police seized on a boat coming from the sea on December 28, 2013 and on a bus coming into the kingdom via the King Fahad causeway on March 15. Suspects in both of those cases have been arrested.

He said that RDX was a highly explosive substance that was not easily available or easy to manufacture.

“Bahrain and Saudi Arabia security officials are working together to pursue the remaining individuals involved in order to determine the scope of the operation. Both kingdoms enjoy a high level of cooperation that has contributed to many successful investigations in the past,” he said as he commended the alertness of the Saudi authorities. “Further cooperation is required between friendly countries in the region in order face current security issues.”

Five more suspects arrested in RDX smuggling | GulfNews.com

 

[black-hawk_101]

May 9, 2015

Attempt to smuggle explosives into Saudi Arabia foiled
Thorough search yields 14 bags containing dangerous material inside car seats

Bahrain’s Public Security Chief Major-General Tariq Hassan Al Hassan said joint efforts were underway between the security bodies in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to uncover the circumstances of the attempt to smuggle RDX – a highly explosive material- and detonators intended to be used in Saudi Arabia.

A spokesperson for the Saudi interior ministry on Friday said that security authorities on the King Fahad Causeway, the 25-kilometre terrestrial link between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, foiled an attempt to smuggle RDX and detonators.

The Saudi security men had doubts about the two men driving into Saudi Arabia and decided to search their car.

The search yielded 14 bags carefully hidden inside the back seats of the car.

According to the spokesperson, 11 bags contained more than 30 kilos of the RDX and two bags had 50 blasting caps. The last bag had a six-metre detonator cord.

Al Hassan paid tribute to the Saudi security officers for their competence and high vigilance that enabled them to foil the smuggling attempt and to arrest the perpetrators.

He added that bilateral cooperation had yielded laudable levels of success in many complex security operations, noting that the security situation the region required unified stances and greater coordination among security bodies among friendly countries to be able to address the challenges.

Attempt to smuggle explosives into Saudi Arabia foiled | GulfNews.com

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