A suspect in the illegal manufacture of weapons was arrested in the Vologda region

April 21, 2023

In the Kirillovsky district, a criminal investigation is underway into the illegal manufacture of weapons. A citizen born in 1973 is suspected of the crime.

Thus, the police organized a search of the man’s home, as well as his garage and outbuildings. As a result, two objects were found that structurally resemble signal pistols, along with another object that resembles a sawed-off Mosin rifle.

Later, experts confirmed that these finds are firearms and suitable for shooting. They were made by hand changing the design.

As the defendant himself said, he found both a rifle and pistols during searches conducted in the Vytegorsk region. Now the man is under house arrest.

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