Also seized were 158 guns, 8 machine guns, 4 hand grenade launchers, grenades and about 7,000 rounds of ammunition.
Law enforcement officials confiscated 11 tanks and two armored fighting vehicles from residents of the Poltava region. This was reported by the Poltava Regional Council in connection with the regional prosecutor’s office.
It was noted that in five months 92 (against 72 for the previous period) criminal proceedings were initiated on the facts of illegal acquisition and storage of weapons, 47 indictments were submitted to the court.
158 firearms were seized from illegal circulation, including 64 pistols, 20 carbines and rifles, 46 automatic weapons, 8 machine guns, 3 sawn-off shotguns, 4 hand grenade launchers, 2 tanks, grenades and approx. about 7 thousand cartridges.
According to the prosecutor’s office, throughout the region, the number of crimes decreased by 35%, including a 29.6% decrease in the number of serious (from 2166 to 1525) criminal offenses.
At the same time, the number of particularly serious crimes increased by 72% due to the increase in crimes against the foundations of national security and against peace, the security of humanity and international law and order related to the armed aggression of Russian Federation. against Ukraine (from 126 to 217).
Recall that in one of the northern regions of Ukraine, law enforcement officials took two tanks that Russia had acquired from local residents.
It was previously reported that in the Odessa region, a man was illegally selling weapons.
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Source: korrespondent
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