Report: An American was imprisoned in Russia after a stock of Kalashnikov rifles was found in a suitcase
The unnamed American citizen, who collects Kalashnikov weapons, did not file a customs declaration after purchasing two stocks and examining a bag containing the items at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
He was later convicted under Art Russian Criminal Code She added that it was related to weapons smuggling.
Fox News Digital has reached out Ministry of Foreign Affairs To comment.
AK-47 rifles are seen during a training session at a shooting range outside Kiev, Ukraine, left, in July 2023. Passenger planes at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport, right. An American has reportedly been jailed after trying to transport a stock of Kalashnikov assault rifles into a suitcase at the airport. (STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images; Andrei Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Russian state media also claim that the American partially admitted guilt, According to Reuters.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs He warns Americans against traveling To Russia “for any reason due to terrorism, unrest, wrongful detention and other risks.”
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A Ukrainian soldier’s Kalashnikov rifle takes part in shooting training in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on July 31, 2024. (Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“The U.S. Embassy in Moscow has limited ability to assist in the event of a detained U.S. citizen. There is no guarantee that the Russian government will grant the U.S. Embassy consular access to detained U.S. citizens,” the State Department said. “US citizens may serve their entire prison sentence without being released. The risk of wrongful arrest of US citizens remains high. Even if a case is determined to be wrongful, there is no guarantee of release.”
A terminal at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, in August 2023. (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)
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She added, “Russian officials often interrogate American citizens and threaten them without reason. Russian security services have arrested American citizens on false charges.” They denied them fair treatment and convicted them without reliable evidence. Russian authorities opened questionable investigations against American citizens for their religious activities.
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