RIGA - Firearms found in a man's hiding place in Latvia in May may have been manufactured in the former Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, according to information obtained by LETA.
The motives and exact origin of the illegal possession of the weapons are still to be clarified during the investigation. Preliminary information suggests that some of the weapons may have been manufactured in the former Czechoslovakia and the former Yugoslavia, the State Police told LETA. These state formations ceased to exist several decades ago.
As reported, on May 12, police, in cooperation with the Omega special operations unit, detained a man born in 1967, in whose possession various firearms and ammunition were found in several hiding places. The arrest was made in the course of monitoring drug-related crime.
During the search of the man's residence, four Agram 2000 and Scorpion submachine guns with silencers, a Kalashnikov assault rifle, three pistols, including with silencers, several semi-automatic carbines, shotguns and pump-action shotguns, as well as a single-use RPG-18 recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher were found. Also found were 632 cartridges of various calibers.
On May 14, the detainee was declared a suspect and remanded in custody.
On June 20, the court decided to lift the custody measure order and to impose non-custodial measures.
Forensic tests have been ordered for all firearms and ammunition seized. Some of the firearms have already been examined and found to be combat firearms.
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