UN backs naval crackdown on arms smuggling

The United Nations Security Council has approved a crackdown on arms smuggling in the waters off the Libyan coast. Under the resolution, European Union boats charged with seizing migrant-smuggling vessels in the Mediterranean Sea will also be asked to stop vessels suspected of smuggling arms. The UN had become concerned that arms trafficked to the […]

The United Nations Security Council has approved a crackdown on arms smuggling in the waters off the Libyan coast.
Under the resolution, European Union boats charged with seizing migrant-smuggling vessels in the Mediterranean Sea will also be asked to stop vessels suspected of smuggling arms.
The UN had become concerned that arms trafficked to the country were being used by so-called Islamic State (IS).
There are 20m weapons in the country of 6m people, the UN envoy to Libya said.