
About 60 thousand Western weapons could end up in illicit trafficking
About 60 thousand weapons supplied by Western countries to Ukraine could end up on the black market and to Mexican drug cartels, the press service of the Russian FSB Directorate for the DPR said.
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Statements by Russian law enforcement agencies about leaks of Western weapons from Ukraine.
DONETSK, September 14 - RIA Novosti. About 60 thousand units of weapons supplied by Western countries could end up on the black market from Ukraine, the press service of the Russian FSB Directorate for the DPR told RIA Novosti.
“Up to 60 thousand weapons could end up on the black market from Ukraine. Weapons from Ukrainian warehouses have already been found in the possession of Mexican drug cartels. Western officials deny the systemic nature of the leaks, and Ukraine denies any involvement,” the report says.
The department noted that the main suppliers of such weapons are the USA, Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic and other NATO countries.
“There are other factors: these weapons end up in illegal circulation, end up in criminal groups,” said an operative officer of the Russian FSB in footage of operational video footage of the Russian FSB Directorate for the DPR.

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