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‘Capable of shooting down aircraft’: Spanish police seize €10mn worth of black market weapons ‘Capable of shooting down aircraft’: Spanish police seize €10mn worth of black market weapons
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Spanish authorities say that among the 10-12,000 weapons seized earlier this week are some capable of bringing down aircraft.Spanish authorities say that among the 10-12,000 weapons seized earlier this week are some capable of bringing down aircraft.
Spanish police arrested four men and woman – all Spanish nationals – who had been operating a sophisticated trafficking network in several provinces across the country under the front of a historical weapons workshop that bought supposedly decorative firearms. The purchased weapons were then restored and sold on the black market throughout Europe. Police arrested four men and woman – all Spanish nationals – who had been operating a sophisticated trafficking network in several provinces across the country under the front of a historical weapons workshop that bought supposedly decorative firearms. The purchased weapons were then restored and sold on the black market throughout Europe.
Among the weapons seized were vintage Smith & Wesson revolvers, CETME, Bergmann, and Beretta rifles, and even heavier anti-aircraft machine guns, with the total value of the haul estimated at approximately €10 million on the black market.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW The gang members, who were arrested in Cantabria, Girona, and Vizcaya, ran what the police called a "sophisticated and fully-equipped" underground repair workshop, where officers found thousands of spare parts used in gun repair, as well as stamps and certificates for creating fake documentation for the firearms. About €80,000 in cash was also discovered.
According to a statement released by Spain’s Ministry of the Interior, three of the suspects have been detained without bail, while two others have had travel restrictions imposed upon them until court proceedings begin.