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Amsterdam police find Kalashnikov for sale at RAI

Nov 5 '18 13:00
Crime

The Amsterdam police found a real Kalashnikov, also known as an AK-47, offered for sale at RAI on Friday. The automatic weapon, which had been disabled, was offered as a collector's item, Het Parool reports.

Police officers found the weapon after a tip. Even though the gun was disabled, it's barrel had been sealed and no bullets could be placed in its cartridge, the possession of such a weapon is still a punishable offense, the police said.

The Kalashnikov was confiscated and an official report was filed against the owner. 

Weapons found in a storage box in Eindhoven, 12 Sept 2017

Assault weapons found in Eindhoven storage locker

Sep 15 '17 13:50
Crime

The police arrested a 45-year-old man from Eindhoven on Thursday following the discovery of a large number of firearms in a storage box in the city. The man rented the storage box in which the weapons were found.

The weapons were discovered during an investigation into a drug lab the police dismantled on Heydaalweg in Eindhoven on July 7th. The drug lab was located in the middle of a residential neighborhood. Two suspects were arrested that same day, suspected of involvement in the drug lab. Over 200 thousand ecstasy pills were found in the home. 

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Assault rifle attack in Brabant village terrifies young couple

Dec 2 '16 09:02
Crime

A shooting incident involving a Kalashnikov or other form of assault rifle in Putte on Wednesday left a young couple terrified. An Audi parked on Schoolstraat was riddled with bullets. And one stray bullet shot straight through the couple's house.

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Dozens of rounds fired in Amsterdam shooting

Aug 19 '14 09:48
Crime

One man was killed at a shooting in Amsterdam Oost yesterday evening, witnesses say that the suspect used an automatic weapon to shoot off several rounds, Het Parool reports.

Carbine

WWII gun dug up after 74 years

Apr 29 '14 08:57

A Dutch carbine rifle from the beginning of the Second World War was dug up in the forest near Leersum on Heuvelrug in Utrecht after being buried for 74 years. The weapon will be given to a museum, the Forestry Commission reports.

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