“The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police conducted a complex operation and detained nine dealers who tried to illegally sell weapons and ammunition from de-occupied areas and war zones. According to the law enforcement officers, among the confiscated items are Russian grenade launchers, Kalashnikov assault rifles, cartridges and explosives of various calibers. Two evaders who planned to sell weapons underground were detained in the Buchansky district of Kyiv region.”, — write on: ua.news
The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police conducted a complex operation and detained nine dealers who tried to illegally sell weapons and ammunition from de-occupied areas and war zones.
According to the law enforcement officers, among the confiscated items are Russian grenade launchers, Kalashnikov assault rifles, cartridges and explosives of various calibers.
Two evaders who planned to sell weapons underground were detained in the Buchansky district of Kyiv region. One was found to have RGN grenades and ammunition for small arms, and the other had TT pistols with home-made cartridges.
In connection with the explosion in the sorting center of “Ukrposhta”, a 52-year-old man from Kyiv was detained, who handed over ammunition to a resident of Ternopil under the guise of making “souvenirs”.
In the Vinnytsia region, an unemployed person was exposed for offering hand-held anti-tank and underbarrel grenade launchers for sale, disguising them as “household” parcels.
In Donetsk region, in the Kramatorsk district, five more people were detained, including a mobilized person who voluntarily left the military unit.
During the searches, more than half a kilogram of TNT was seized from the suspects, which they obtained from ammunition for sale on the black market.
All the detainees were notified of suspicion under the articles of illegal handling of weapons, ammunition and explosives, they face up to 7 years of imprisonment.
Previously, customs officers together with law enforcement officers exposed a citizen of Ukraine and the United States, who established an illegal channel for transporting weapons from abroad in international mail.
Earlier, law enforcement officers responding to a call about domestic violence in the village of Chabany in the Kyiv region discovered and seized a large arsenal of weapons and ammunition from a private house.
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