PEACE FORCE SEIZES SERB WEAPONS

The Nato-led peace force confiscated 10 mortars and other weapons from a Bosnian Serb police station in north-western Bosnia, a Nato spokesman said yesterday.

Canadian members of the peace force seized the illegal weapons in Serb-held Sanski Most, 93 miles north-west of Sarajevo, Major Brett Boudreau said. - AP

NATO-LED PEACE FORCE CONFISCATES MUSLIM POLICE WEAPONS

By SAMIR KRILIC, Associated Press Writer

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - The NATO-led peace force confiscated mortars and other illegal weapons from a police station in a Muslim-held town in northwestern Bosnia, a NATO spokesman said Sunday.

Canadian members of the force, responding to a request from U.N. police monitors, seized the weapons late Saturday from the station in Sanski Most, 93 miles northwest of Sarajevo, Maj. Brett Boudreau said.

The peace force is authorized to confiscate and destroy weapons that are not used in standard police operations. The seizure Saturday included 10 82mm mortars, 45 rocket-propelled grenades, a number of small arms and a small quantity of ammunition.

"Mortars are definitely not part of your standard police equipment,'' Boudreau said.

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