April 28, 2024

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Florina police uncovered a clandestine arsenal: from M16A2 to G3A3, AK-47, many grenades and cartridges


An impressive military arsenal of weapons – modern assault rifles M16A2, G3A3, as well as AK-47, modern pistols, a variety of other ammunition, and weapons dating back to the Second World War – was found in the house in Florina, where a 54-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman live. woman.

Intelligence agencies are wondering how the owners of a private arsenal ended up with modern weapons such as the M16A2 and G3A3. There were no particular questions regarding weapons from World War II, since such weapons are often found, especially in border areas. Because it dates from the era of guerrilla warfare and logically remained in warehouses in the area where national forces fought insurgents for many years. But the discoveries don’t stop: police recently discovered a second cache of weapons.

According to the message EL.AS., as a result of a raid carried out by Florina Security Service officers in the house of two detainees, the following were discovered:

  • one (1) THOMSON brand submachine gun with number 57843 and eight (8) magazines for it,
  • one (1) MAUSER brand submachine gun numbered 6282,
  • one (1) KALASHNIKOV assault rifle number 1940-96 and six (6) magazines for it,
  • one (1) COLD M-16 rifle with number 9509111 and four (4) magazines for it,
  • one (1) rifle brand HK-G3A3, number unknown (because it was counterfeit) and fifteen (15) magazines for it,
  • one (1) HK-G3A3 rifle with tripod and handle, number 92004456,
  • one (1) SMIZER MP40 submachine gun without number and twenty-three (23) magazines for it,
  • one (1) unnumbered 7.62 caliber improvised rifle,
  • one (1) MAUSER rifle with number 6341,
  • one (1) M1 rifle with number 4597386 and three (3) magazines for it,
  • one (1) MAUSER PREDUZECE rifle with number 806534,
  • one (1) TERNI brand rifle with number N4312,
  • one (1) MAUSER rifle with number 9569,
  • one (1) unnumbered ENFIELD rifle and nine (9) magazines for it,
  • one (1) MAUSER rifle with number C11282,
  • one (1) rifle without mark and number
  • one (1) CHATELLERAULT brand rifle with number MA01946,
  • one (1) TOKAREV brand pistol with number Ch2236 U2 52 and one (1) magazine for it,
  • one (1) CZ PARA pistol without number and one (1) magazine for it,
  • one (1) LUGER MAUSER pistol number 2512 and (1) magazine for it,
  • one (1) ERMA brand revolver number 408249,
  • one (1) revolver of unknown brand,
  • one (1) improvised pistol without a number with one (1) magazine,
  • one (1) NXG brand crossbow,
  • two (2) magazines for FN brand combat rifles,
  • one (1) REMINGTON brand carbine, without barrel, number A322934M,
  • one (1) 45 mm pistol magazine and) a quantity of gunpowder weighing 72 kg 200 grams,
  • six (6) magazines for BREN brand combat rifles,
  • one (1) 45 mm pistol of unknown brand, number 1021163 and one (1) magazine for it,
  • two (2) magazines for TOKAREV brand combat rifles,
  • three (3) BLAST SIMULATOR brand detonators,
  • one (1) police baton,
  • one (1) diopter from another manufacturer with the number 1240-12-140-9932,
  • ten (10) defensive type grenades,
  • one (1) training grenade,
  • one (1) type M49 TRIP FLEARE light trap,
  • five (5) mortar shells,
  • one (1) improvised explosive device,
  • six (6) CN tear gas canisters, SMITH&WESSON brand,
  • one (1) pistol magazine of unknown caliber,
  • one (1) HIGHMARK brand body armor,
  • one (1) artillery shell casing,
  • ten (10) magazines for the M1 combat rifle,
  • four (4) nickel plated revolvers,
  • fourteen (14) different combat rifles,
  • A large number of shells of various calibers with a total mass of four hundred fourteen (414) kilograms,
  • one thousand eight hundred ninety rounds of 45 caliber ammunition,
  • thirteen (13) rounds of 50 caliber ammunition,
  • five thousand five hundred (5500) cartridges for a KALASHNIKOV assault rifle of 7.62×0.39 mm caliber,
  • four hundred eighteen (418) rounds of ammunition for the M16 rifle, 5.56 mm caliber,
  • ten thousand five hundred (10,500) rounds of 9 mm caliber,
  • five hundred sixty-four (564) 30 caliber cartridges,
  • four hundred ninety-two (492) pistol or machine gun cartridges of various calibers,
  • six hundred eighty-five (685) 22 mm caliber stun cartridges,
  • nine thousand (9,000) rounds of 7.62×0.52mm G3 battle rifle ammunition
  • three thousand seven hundred (3700) rounds of ammunition for the M1 combat rifle of 7.62×0.63 mm caliber and
  • two thousand six hundred ninety-three (2693) cartridges for military rifles of various calibers.

A criminal case has been initiated against the detainees for violating the laws on weapons, signal flares, fireworks, as well as for the manufacture and storage of explosives.



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