Georgian Arrested for Alleged Arms Smuggling in U.S.

On March 16 Georgian Deputy Interior Minister Bidzina Bregadze confirmed the reports that a Georgian citizen was part of a group of suspects arrested in the United States for alleged attempts to import Russian-made military weapons into the U.S.

?The American side is investigating the case and the Georgian side is not involved [in the investigation],? Bregadze said, but refused to unveil further details of the case.

CNN reported on March 15 that the alleged arm smugglers intended to import rocket-propelled grenade launchers and shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles to the United States. The suspects are mainly from Armenia, Russia and Georgia, according to CNN.

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