Lithuanian customs officers seize firearms parts from Russian citizen

Lithuanian customs officials have seized suspected firearms parts from a Russian citizen who tried to bring them in from Belarus.

According to the Vilnius Territorial Customs Office, customs officers at the Medininkai checkpoint detained a Jaguar car driven by a Russian citizen who had a Latvian residence permit.

Inside the car, the officers found 21 pistol grips, five adjustable folding stocks for automatic weapons, nine tactical stocks with adjustable cushions, nine rifle handguards, and 21 rails for attaching special equipment to weapons. These parts were marked “83 OTK” and were possibly intended for firearms.

Officers are now looking into whether these can be classed as military or dual-use goods.

LRT English
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