A homemade 9mm submachine gun fitted with a crude, likely very ineffective silencer seized in Sao Paulo on 04/18/2018.
Homemade SMG with silencer seized (Sao Paulo)
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Monthly Archives: August 2018
Mad Carlos and his junk yard Street Sweeper
An improvised six-shot 12 gauge shotgun revolver which was seized on August 23, 2018 in Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. A 29 year old suspect was charged with its possession.
Kolkata police uncover illegal handgun workshop
Another illicit factory uncovered producing automatic pistol copies typical of the region. This is part of a growing trend towards more advanced criminal arms production in India.
“Acting on a tip off, Kolkata Police’s Special Task Force (STF) apprehended three persons while dealing in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and illegal arms on Monday. In the process, they also busted an illegal arms unit in Barackpore.
Three persons – Suku Sheikh, Md. Amjad Rayeen and Md. Abdullla were apprehended by the FICN team of STF from Maidan Police Station limits. As many as 40 semi-finished improvised arms and fake notes worth worth Rs. 1 lakh was seized from their possession.
However, this was just the tip of the iceberg. Further questioning and examination of these three arrested led investigators to an illegal arms manufacturing unit at Jaggatdal under Barrackpore Police Commissionerate. Investigators unearthed this illegal arms manufacturing unit where 20 semi-finished improvised arms, drilling machine, lathe machine, raw materials and equipments were recovered. Six others who were working at this manufacturing unit were also arrested.
According to sources, the arms that were being made here were 7mm and 9mm pistols. The consignment compromising 20 semi-finished arms was meant for Bihar.”
Impro Guns 