Thousands of firearms seized in police raids
By Li Qian |
November 17, 2011, Thursday
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POLICE in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, have smashed an illegal firearms production and trafficking ring, detaining 84 people and seizing 6,990 guns.
In late March, the discovery of three imitation guns during a routine check at a train station in Kunming put police on the trail of the gun-trading network.
Within four months they had confiscated 1,612 guns capable of firing live ammunition and 5,378 replicas.
On April 21, police found a man surnamed Li in a residential complex in Kunming modifying dozens of imitation guns, the report said.
Li told police he purchased more than 130 guns from several suppliers in Yunnan Province and sold them in Qujing City, Guiyang City in Guizhou Province and Shanghai.
Using information from Li, police closed in on firearms wholesalers in Kunming. All were apprehended by May 28 and more than 5,000 guns seized.
One seller, surnamed Tang, disclosed details of manufacturers in Guangdong and Henan provinces, the report said.
In joint raids on June 16, police arrested gun and bullet manufacturers in Kunming and dealers and buyers in Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou and Henan provinces. One ringleader escaped but surrendered to police a month later, Chinanews.com reported.
The close-knit gun-trading network had underground workshops and smuggling channels and sold firearms to buyers through the Internet, police said.
Dealers managed to distribute ammunition by falsely labeling them so they would pass police checks, the report said.
By July 15, five manufactures had been taken into custody and more than 60 buyers had been caught during a series of raids, the report said.
Anyone involved in the illegal manufacture and sale of guns faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
In late March, the discovery of three imitation guns during a routine check at a train station in Kunming put police on the trail of the gun-trading network.
Within four months they had confiscated 1,612 guns capable of firing live ammunition and 5,378 replicas.
On April 21, police found a man surnamed Li in a residential complex in Kunming modifying dozens of imitation guns, the report said.
Li told police he purchased more than 130 guns from several suppliers in Yunnan Province and sold them in Qujing City, Guiyang City in Guizhou Province and Shanghai.
Using information from Li, police closed in on firearms wholesalers in Kunming. All were apprehended by May 28 and more than 5,000 guns seized.
One seller, surnamed Tang, disclosed details of manufacturers in Guangdong and Henan provinces, the report said.
In joint raids on June 16, police arrested gun and bullet manufacturers in Kunming and dealers and buyers in Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou and Henan provinces. One ringleader escaped but surrendered to police a month later, Chinanews.com reported.
The close-knit gun-trading network had underground workshops and smuggling channels and sold firearms to buyers through the Internet, police said.
Dealers managed to distribute ammunition by falsely labeling them so they would pass police checks, the report said.
By July 15, five manufactures had been taken into custody and more than 60 buyers had been caught during a series of raids, the report said.
Anyone involved in the illegal manufacture and sale of guns faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
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