Russia’s Federal
Security Service has detained members of a criminal group consisting of
residents of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yaroslavl.
MOSCOW, July 23.
/TASS/. Russia’s Federal Security Service has detained members of a criminal
group consisting of residents of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yaroslavl over
smuggling arms from the European Union to Russia, the press service said.
The operation was
carried out jointly with the Russian Interior Ministry and the National Guard
(Rosgvardiya).
"As a result of
the search operation and investigative activities at the detained persons’
places of residence, 380 pieces of firearms produced at home and abroad (25
machine guns, 30 assault rifles, 70 submachine guns, 94 carbines, rifles and
guns, 158 pistols and revolvers, 2 anti-tank rifles) were seized," the
press service said.
The officers also
seized a 45mm infantry mortar, an AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher, a
self-made explosive device, 15 fragmentation hand grenades, more than 4,500
rounds of ammunition, silencers, and a large amount of firearms components.
"Two warehouses
for modernizing firearms and manufacturing rounds of ammunition ceased their
activities," the statement said.
Source: ITAR-TASS
23-07-2018
