CrimeaPRESS reports:
In Alushta, criminal investigation officers, together with colleagues from the regional FSB directorate, with the force support of a special unit of the Russian Guard, as part of operational preventive measures, revealed the fact of illegal possession of weapons by a resident of one of the villages in the region.
As a result of a search, an object structurally similar to a pistol, equipped with a magazine with eight cartridges, was seized from a previously convicted 40-year-old native of one of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The seized items were stored under a bed mattress in the living room of a private household.
Items found at the suspect’s place of residence were sent for examination. Based on the results of the examination, it was established that the seized weapon is a rifled, single-barreled, breech-loading, self-loading firearm — a pistol, and 8 seized cartridges are intended for use in rifled firearms— reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Crimea.
The suspect refused to give explanations in accordance with Art. 51 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, however, it was established that he did not have a license to store weapons and ammunition.
The investigation department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Alushta opened a criminal case on this fact on the grounds of a crime under Part 1 of Article 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Illegal storage of weapons, main parts of firearms and ammunition). The sanction of the article provides for a maximum penalty of imprisonment for up to 5 years with a fine of up to 80 thousand rubles.
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