Upon conducting anti-piracy operations in the area between Dhinooda and Garacad villages in Mudug Region, police from Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland have captured 10 pirates.
The seized group of pirates attempted to join the hijackers of the Italian-flagged MT Enrico Ievoli, anchored off Dhinooda village, 70 kilometers southeast of Garacad. They were taken to the Garacad police station and soon they will be transferred to Jariban District and then to Garowe (Puntland’s capital), where they will be brought before a court.
The captured pirates come mostly from the Omar Mohamud, a sub-clan of Majeerteen native to the Garacad region. The hijackers were previously believed to belong to the Saad and Saleebaan sub-clans of the Harardheere region.
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World Maritime News Staff, January 3, 2012; Image: Marnavi