Woman Charged With Smuggling Arms To Russia
July 28 2010
A U.S. citizen born in Latvia has been arrested by U.S. authorities for allegedly trying to smuggle night-vision rifle scopes and arms to Russia, the BBC reports.
The woman was arrested in Texas earlier this month, said the Justice Dept.
Anna Fermanova, 24, tried to bring three rifles equipped with scopes, including one that had night-vision capabilities, to Russia, authorities said.
The equipment was confiscated in March at JFK airport in New York as she boarded a plane...
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