A large-scale Russian arms trade scheme has been unveiled in and around Vilnius. This has been announced by the Lithuanian Customs Criminal Service.
319 Russian-made rifles, the Saiga semi-automatic carbine and 12,000 pieces of ammunition were confiscated during the search.
The total value of the property is approximately 335,000 euros. Four people have been detained on suspicion of setting up a scheme aimed at illegally importing large quantities of Russian-made firearms into Lithuania, circumventing the 2014 international sanctions on Russian arms manufacturers.
Weapons delivered to Lithuania have been officially registered, legalized and resold both in Lithuania and other European Union countries, mainly in Germany and Austria.
The Customs Criminal Service launched an investigation into arms smuggling and violations of international sanctions against Russia last year.
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