A Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman was detained in Kyiv for illegal arms trade
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- A 46-year-old Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman was detained in Kyiv, accused of selling weapons and ammunition via the Internet.
- During the search, a large arsenal was seized from the man, including grenades, rifles and about four thousand rounds of ammunition.
- He faces up to seven years in prison.
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Why It Matters
The arrest was carried out by the Kyiv police as part of an investigation into illegal weapons trafficking.
MOSCOW, September 23 - RIA Novosti. A Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman was detained in Kyiv on charges of illegally selling firearms and ammunition via the Internet; he faces up to seven years in prison, police in the Ukrainian capital report.
“Police officers of the Podolsk police department together with operatives... exposed a 46-year-old resident of the Sumy region - a military man who was selling... weapons via the Internet,” says a statement published on the police website.
According to police, law enforcement officers documented the defendant's illegal sale of two AK-12 assault rifles, as well as an AKS-74 assault rifle with three magazines and almost 300 rounds of ammunition. The report says that during the searches, a significant arsenal of weapons, ammunition and explosive objects was seized from the man, including more than 60 grenade casings and fuses for them, about four thousand rounds of ammunition of various calibers, rifles, pistols, an unmanned aerial vehicle, as well as other weapons and $600.
What to Watch
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Trial in a case of illegal arms trafficking
Very likely · Within months
Open Questions
- How were the weapons removed from the combat zone?
- Did the detainee have accomplices?
