bosaso somalia somalia semi-autonomous region puntland seize boat load weapons yemen saturday early hours regional maritime police chief say puntland authorities display dozens anti-aircraft gun machine gun ak-47 rifle dozens box ammunition seize boat stop coastal water horn africa region journey small vessel know al faruq track yemen european maritime force patrol sea lanes somalia abdirahman mohamud hassan director general puntland maritime police force tell reuters say seize boatloads arm destine islamic state al shabaab militants active somalia though occasion cargo believe own arm smugglers would sell local retail outlets today suspect traders weapons shall investigate say puntland hit heavy fight recent months al shabaab splinter group link islamic state attack government troop around galagala hill 30 km southeast regional capital bosaso june al shabaab overrun military base town af urur hill area kill 38 people mainly soldier unlike rest somalia puntland rarely suffer militant attack recent surge violence mainly security force relatively regularly pay receive substantial u.s. assistance somalia 's puntland region capture weapons-laden boat yemen