Bulgaria Busts Contract Murderers' Weapons Suppliers

Crime | April 16, 2006, Sunday // 00:00

Bulgaria's police nabbed a great amount of arms including 6 rifles, 6 guns and nearly 900 bullets.

Special devises for greater preciseness for day and night shooting as well as telescopic sights and noise-killers have been also seized, police announced.

The special police operation took place near Dimitrovgrad, southern Bulgaria. Two men - N.K., 56, and D.D., 57 - were detained. A check later proved that they were heavily armed. One of them had an illegally possessed revolver Smith&Wesson and the other person owned a Makarov gun.

During the check police officers found 3 rifles, 3 guns and nearly 300 bullets in the trunk of the microbus the men drove. Most of the arms were equipped with telescopic sights and noise-killer. More weapons and large amount of money were later found in the homes of the two arrestants.

The two men were in very poor health condition and therefore they were later released. Still, charges of illegal arms possession will be brought against them.

Police spent nearly one month investigating that case. It was discovered that the two men received orders and delivered arms for different clients in Bulgaria.

The analysis of the weapons proved that they were meant to be used for special purposes, police pointed out. It was also explained that most of the rifles were processed in a way to ease the shooter and provide him with greater preciseness. The bullets were also processed. Such guns have been used for the latest gang-like murders in Bulgaria, police revealed.

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