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France arrests 45 in intl arms traffic sweep

International Desk |
Update: 2013-12-02 08:27:41

DHAKA: France on Monday arrested 45 people in a vast sweep against international arms traffickers.

French police said, reports The Straits Times.

In a statement, police said some 300 officers had been involved in the operation, which focused on hundreds of military-grade arms, pieces of ammunition and weapons parts trafficked from the Balkans since 2009.

BDST: 1853 HRS, DEC 02, 2013

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