Suspected weapons smugglers arrested

Czech and Austrian police have arrested a gang of suspected weapons smugglers. The twelve member gang (consisting of nine Austrians and three Czechs) based near the Moravian town of Znojmo are thought to have been making decommissioned machine guns usable again for sale on the Austrian market. Police have also recovered 24 machine guns and 55 other firearms in the operation along with some silencers and ammunition. If found guilty, the men could face three to ten years in prison.