Yemen sentences nine to jail for arms smuggling

[YahooNews]

A Yemeni court handed down jail sentences of between one and 10 years each to nine Yemenis on Tuesday for their involvement in the smuggling of weapons aboard a ship, judicial sources said. Yemeni forces intercepted the Jihan 1 off Yemen's coast in January. U.S. and Yemeni officials said it was carrying a large cache of weapons, including surface-to-air missiles, being smuggled from Iran to insurgents in Yemen. Yemen has also accused Iran of trying to meddle in its affairs.