Vietnamese citizen detected with gun, more cartridges at border crossing point of Moldova
16:48 | 19.07.2022 Category: Social
Chisinau, 19 July /MOLDPRES/ - A man from Vietnam on 18 July evening was detected with a revolver and more cartridges at a border crossing point.
According to the Border Police, the case took place at the Palanca-Mayaki-Udobnoye Moldovan-Ukrainian border crossing point. The man presented himself as driver of a vehicle registered in Ukraine.
Following the carrying out of control on the person and the transport means, a case for arms was found in the boot, containing a revolver with 3 cartridges and a metal box with another 144 cartridges of the caliber of 4 mm.
During hearings, the 38-year-old man said he had scheduled his travel in haste and forgot the arm and ammunitions in the car. The revolver and cartridges were raised and are to be subjected to ballistic expertise.
Border policemen investigate all circumstances of the case.