American-Rusa woman arrested at Moscow airport for allegedly smuggling gun in her suitcase

Russian customs agents arrested a Russian-American woman at a Moscow airport for trying to bring a gun to the country in their suitcase, authorities said on Friday.

The Federal Customs Service of Russia said that the woman, a dual citizen without a name, was traveling from the United States through Türkiye and was arrested at Moscow Vnukovo airport.

“Vnukovo Customs officers arrested the illegal import of a gun and a bank check for a value of $ 138,000,” he said on social networks.

The Federal Customs Service of Russia said on social networks that the officers had stopped it during a random control control in the green lane of the airport customs corridor, used by passengers who have no goods to declare.

“It was discovered that the suitcase contained an American Colt commander, .45 caliber with three empty magazines,” he said, while published an image of the alleged weapon and magazines.

The woman, who lives in the United States, had said that “he did not know the need to declare assets,” he added.

Russia, who has strict arms laws, opened a criminal case against her to smuggle firearms.

Americans arrested in Russia

Russia has imprisoned several Americans as tensions with Washington shot in recent years. Paul WhelanWall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and professor Marc Fogel All were unfairly designated by the US government Xenia Karelina.

The four Americans have been released on prisoners with Moscow.

Among the nationals of the United States still imprisoned in Russia is the US army sergeant. Black Gordonwhose imprisonment of three years and nine months for stealing and threatening his Russian girlfriend was reduced in April for seven months.

Robert Gilman, 72, currently celebrates a sentence of 3 1/2 years in Russia to attack a police officer, and Travis Leakea musician convicted of drug positions, was sentenced to 13 years in prison last summer.

A Russian court sentenced to another 72 -year -old AmericanStephen Hubbard, up to almost seven years in prison last October to fight with the military of Ukraine.

American Joseph Tater was Arrested in Russia in August 2024 After an apparent fight with the hotel staff and then entered by force in a psychiatric hospital this April. He He left Russia Last month, state media reported, never trial.

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