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| North Korean ship with 'military cargo' held by Panama | North Korean ship with 'military cargo' held by Panama |
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| Panama's president says his country has seized a North Korean-flagged ship carrying "undeclared military cargo". | Panama's president says his country has seized a North Korean-flagged ship carrying "undeclared military cargo". |
| President Ricardo Martinelli told local media that the ship, which was sailing from Cuba, contained suspected "sophisticated missile equipment". | President Ricardo Martinelli told local media that the ship, which was sailing from Cuba, contained suspected "sophisticated missile equipment". |
| He posted a photo of what looked like a large green object inside a cargo container on his Twitter account. | He posted a photo of what looked like a large green object inside a cargo container on his Twitter account. |
| He said the ship, which was searched as it passed through the Panama Canal, was being held for further investigation. | He said the ship, which was searched as it passed through the Panama Canal, was being held for further investigation. |
| Under UN sanctions, North Korea is banned from weapons exports and the import of all but small arms. | Under UN sanctions, North Korea is banned from weapons exports and the import of all but small arms. |
| Sanctions were strengthened after its third nuclear test on 12 February, including measures increasing states' authority to inspect suspicious cargo. | Sanctions were strengthened after its third nuclear test on 12 February, including measures increasing states' authority to inspect suspicious cargo. |
| The ship was stopped near Manzanillo on the Atlantic side of the canal. | |
| Mr Martinelli said the authorities were checking the ship for drugs when they found the suspected weapons in containers of brown sugar. | |
| "We're going to keep unloading the ship and figure out exactly what was inside," he told local media. | |
| The crew have been detained, including the captain who the Panamanian president said tried to kill himself during the search. |