UAE holds 11 containers loaded with money in port of Aden

ADEN, May 5 (YPA) – The United Arab of Emirates (UAE) occupation forces held  11 containers hostage in the port of Aden loaded with money, local sources in the city of Aden told Yemen Press Agency.

The sources confirmed that the money is dedicated to the expanse of salaries of what so-called national army and security members in all southern provinces.

According to security sources in the port of Aden, said that “the vessel “Boxcontact” unloaded its cargo in early May, estimated at five containers belonging to the Yemeni central bank,”.

There are six other containers that have been in detention for some time now, all of them belong to the central bank of Yemen and contain amounts of money printed by the outgoing government.

The sources estimated the total amount held in the port and distributed to 11 containers of 198 billion Yemeni riyals.

The discovery of the detention of the 11 containers by the  UAE occupation forces in the port of Aden came after the deterioration of the relationships between the outgoing Hadi with the UAE authority.

E.M