The FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Russian National Guard conducted a large-scale operation against illegal weapons.
Over the past two months, law enforcement agencies have stopped the operation of illegal weapons in more than half of the regions of the Russian Federation, more than 120 suspects have been arrested, hundreds of small arms and more than 300 kg of explosives have been seized, the Center for Public Relations (CSR) of the FSB of the Russian Federation reported. "The FSB, in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and the Russian National Guard, stopped the illegal activity of 126 residents of 53 state subjects involved in illegal arms trade, as well as the recovery of combat assets of civilian weapons in clandestine workshops and their sale," the CSO said in a statement.