SFOR CONFISCATE WEAPONS IN BIJELJINA

SARAJEVO, Feb 26 (Hina) - Members of Stabilisation Force (SFOR) in Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday uncovered and confiscated a large amount of weapons and ammunition in a warehouse near Bijeljina in Republika Srpska (northeast Bosnia-Herzegovina). The SFOR command in Sarajevo said in a statement the confiscated weapons include ten rocket launchers, 21 crates with rockets, 22 anti-tank rocket launchers, 58 machine guns and many other weapons and equipment. The weapons were found after SFOR troops on Wednesday stopped two trucks at a checkpoint near Brcko. The trucks were full of weapons and ammunition. An investigation into the concealed weapons and their illegal transport continues, and includes SFOR, the International Police Task Force (IPTF) and the Republika Srpska army. Bosnian Serb radio in Banja Luka reported Friday SFOR troops had searched the warehouse of the "Semberija-transport" company from Bijeljina. Although SFOR representatives refused to reveal the identity of persons apprehended for transporting the weapons, Belgrade's news agency Beta reported the weapons were being smuggled to Kosovo. Trucks stopped near Brcko allegedly belong to the "Trans-servic" company, owned by a Zivko Bojic, suspected of being the organiser of smuggling weapons to Kosovo. (hina) lml mm