Ammunition for rebels seized

Sat, 16 Sep 1995 | Source: REUTERS

MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuter): Thai police have arrested a man and confiscated a large amount of ammunition he said was intended for Karen rebels in Myanmar, police said yesterday.

Police on the Myanmar border at Umphang district in Tak province stopped a truck at a checkpoint late on Thursday and uncovered 6,938 M-16 rifle rounds, 324 M-79 shells and 30 81mm mortar bombs.

The driver told police he intended to deliver the ammunition to members of the Karen National Union (KNU) based opposite Umphang on the Myanmarese side of the frontier.

A senior KNU official denied the accusations made by the suspect, who was being detained in police custody.

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