Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Three Arrested in US for Attempting to Smuggle Weapons into Venezuela


Three individuals have been arrested in the United States for attempting to smuggle weapons in Venezuela. Abrahán José Aguilar Sánchez of Venezuela was arrested at the Miami International Airport in December, shortly before boarding a flight to Venezuela. He is reportedly linked to two other cases of attempted arms trafficking into the country.  Last year, federal agents accused two Miami residents of attempting to illegally ship eight handguns and more than 23,500 cartridges to Venezuela in empty cartons. Aguilar was reportedly responsible for five assault rifles, two pistols and 1,700 cartridges. More…

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