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The Royal Thai Army had intercepted weapons which included 33 M16 and AK47 rifles, M79 grenade launchers and machine guns. Two Thai and six Myanmar nations were arrested. Officials tell OneIndia that there have been various instances in the past where arms from China have been supplied to the insurgent groups. The probe findings by the Thai and Myanmar officials will help us understand this modus operandi further and hence we have sought the details, the officer also said.
New Delhi, July 21: India has asked Thailand and Myanmar to share the details of a probe in which illegal arms originating from China were seized. It may be recalled that the Royal Thai Army had intercepted a big consignment of illegal arms and ammunition. The ammunition having its origin in China was smuggled into Myanmar.
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1996年至2000年,北京成為非洲第四大武器供應國,到2013年至2017年,北京躍居第二位,到2017年,北京佔非洲整個市場的17%,略低於俄羅斯。3儘管有人權指控,武器和國防裝備的轉讓一直是中國對南蘇丹、辛巴威和緬甸等國外交活動的支柱。有鑑於此,北京加入 ATT 的新舉措可能會與其先前的立場形成鮮明對比。
Officers from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) confiscated a shipment from China containing more than 10,000 assault rifle components at the UPS Worldport Express Consignment Operations hub in Louisville, Kentucky in May.
According to the manifest, the cargo originated in Shenzhen, China and was headed to a private residence in Melbourne, Florida. The shipment was described as steel pin samples. When CPB officers examined the package, they discovered the weapon parts. A machinery team at the CBP Center of Excellence valued the parts at $129,600.
"The importing of any type of munitions is regulated by the ATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]," said Louisville Port Director Thomas Mahn in a statement released Friday. "This smuggler was knowingly trying to avoid detection, however, our officers remain vigilant, ensuring our community is safe."
guns Customs and Border Protection officers discovered a shipment from China consisting of assault rifle parts at the UPS Worldport in Louisville, Kentucky. ISTOCK/GETTY Smugglers often try to disguise the true contents of packages they send by falsifying information on shipment manifests. Drugs and weaponry are often the subjects of smuggling attempts, although other counterfeit items have been discovered in cargo hubs.