Bolivia seizes arsenal of weapons from U.S.
Bolivia seizes arsenal of weapons from U.S.
Source: Xinhua 2017-02-18 06:45:09
LA PAZ, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia's customs office (ANB) announced Friday that it had seized and decommissioned an arsenal of weapons in the city of Santa Cruz, including assault rifles, side-arms and other military hardware.
In a press conference, ANB president Marlene Ardaya said that the arsenal had been found in a container on board a truck, with the shipment originating from the United States.
"This container was prepared and loaded but had a tractor camouflaging it. It originated from Miami, passed through Santo Domingo (capital of the Dominican Republic), Peru, Chile, and was in Tambo Quemado (a mountain pass on the Chilean border) when we followed its transfer to the city of Santa Cruz," Eshe explained.
After it arrived in Santa Cruz, "an X-ray check identified long-barrel weapons of various calibers camouflaged inside a light-vehicle trailer," added Ardaya.
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