Yemen's (P.T.O.C) Platform reveals the involvement of Eritrean president's son in smuggling weapons to Houthis: Document

The Platform of Tracking Organized Crime and Money Laundering in Yemen (P.T.O.C) has published in its new report on the smuggling of weapons and fighters to Yemen through the Horn of Africa, a secret document reveals the involvement of Abraham Afwerki, the son of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, in arms smuggling activities to the Houthi group in Yemen.

According to a confidential document obtained by the Platform, it reveals the involvement of Abraham Afwerki, the son of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, in arms smuggling activities to the Houthi group in Yemen. The document, issued by Hassan Al-Kahalani, deputy director of the security and intelligence sector for external operations, talks about a meeting with Abraham to agree on deals for equipment, purchasing them, and transporting them to Hodeidah.

Sources say that Abraham played a key role in purchasing military equipment from China and other countries, and then shipping them to the Houthis. These activities directly contribute to supporting the Houthi war effort in Yemen, which further fuels the conflict there.

This involvement is part of a broader pattern of military and economic relationships between Eritrean parties and the Houthis, as well as other active parties, including countries known for supplying weapons in regional conflicts.

Weapons are purchased from various areas in Eritrea, they are used weapons that were acquired by their owners during the liberation wars with Ethiopia, in addition to what is being sent from the (IRGC) to that region with the aim of re-sending it to the Houthis in Yemen.

Smuggling routes are carried out through the coasts of the sea in Eritrea and directly across the sea to the province of Hodeidah, which is controlled by the Houthis.

Smuggling methods vary, and weapons and ammunition are smuggled from Eritrean coasts on board large, medium, and even small fishing boats, due to the short distance between Eritrean coasts and the northern coasts of Yemen. According to the Platform.