US citizen jailed in Russia after trying to take Kalashnikov rifles out of Moscow airport
Russia jails US citizen for trying to take assault rifle out of airport
- A U.S. citizen has been sentenced to four years in jail by a Russian court for attempting to smuggle Kalashnikov assault rifle stocks out of a Moscow airport.
- The individual, a collector of Kalashnikov weapons, checked in a suitcase containing two Kalashnikov stocks at Moscow's Vnukovo airport without making a customs declaration.
- The man, whose identity was not disclosed, was found guilty under a criminal code article related to weapons smuggling and partially admitted his guilt.
- The U.S. State Department strongly advises against all travel to Russia, urging its citizens to leave immediately due to risks including terrorism, unrest, and wrongful detention.
- The State Department warns that Russian security services have arrested U.S. citizens on false charges, denying them fair treatment and convicting them without credible evidence, claims which Russian officials deny.
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