A man who was selling captured weapons and sending them by post has been arrested in Kyiv
According to the investigation, law enforcement officers in the Shevchenkivskyi district of the capital received a report that a local resident was dealing in firearms.
The man was seeking customers online and, once full payment for the goods had been received, would send the weapons by post. In particular, as the police state, the suspect asked his wife to take the parcels to the post office and post them.
Police documented the man’s sale of a submachine gun and a rifle. The price ranged from 7,000 to 18,000 hryvnias per weapon.
Furthermore, the police established that the weapons were spoils of war — the man had found them in a combat zone.
The suspect was charged under Part 1 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — unlawful handling of weapons. He faces up to 7 years in prison.
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