SEOUL – A North Korean ship carrying “undeclared military cargo” was seized by the authorities in Panama on Tuesday, President Ricardo Martinelli said via his Twitter account on Tuesday.

The Panama president uploaded a photo of a dark green tubular device with a cone shaped tip to Twitter –– an unidentified “weapon” that is believed to be “sophisticated missile equipment” by local authorities.

“Panama-flagged ship captured North Korean cargo from Cuba with undeclared military cargo,” Martinelli said in a Tweet.  In a further Twitter post he said the, “material was hidden in containers in a cargo of sugar.”

The president described