INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Law enforcement authorities in Kyrgyzstan stated Thursday that they arrested a suspected arms trafficker who is part of a criminal group
that has actually shipped more than 300 weapons from the United States to Russia because April 2022
The Central Asian nations cops stated they captured the suspect red-handed receiving a package of parts for a rifle and pistol previously
this month.The State Committee for National Security said in a declaration it had exposed and reduced the criminal activity of a global
group that had actually unlawfully trafficked guns, ammo and military uniforms from the United States to Russia via Kyrgyzstan.It declared
that a group of Kyrgyz, Russian and American people delivered more than 300 weapons, consisting of Glock handguns and AR-15 attack
rifles.Kyrgyzstan is part of a customizeds union with Russia, relieving travel and trade between the two ex-Soviet countries.Since Russia
attacked Ukraine in 2022, it has actually dealt with allegations of being a back door for Moscow to purchase sanctioned Western goods.A
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