Operation Arsenal starts in Belarus
Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will check the conditions of storage of registered units and remind about the rules. Special attention is paid to the search for illegal barrels, ammunition and explosives. Such raids help prevent possible violations and avoid criminal accidents.
Safety comes first. Operation Arsenal will start in Belarus. Law enforcement agencies will step up efforts to identify illegal weapons.
Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will check the conditions of storage of registered units and remind about the rules. Special attention is paid to the search for illegal barrels, ammunition and explosives. Such raids help prevent possible violations and avoid criminal accidents. Work is ongoing.
Dmitry Yazepchik, Head of the Department of Prevention of the Main Department of Law Enforcement and Prevention of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus: By the beginning of this year, more than 370 unregistered weapons and about 51,000 ammunition of various calibers were withdrawn from circulation. More than 330 units and about 68 thousand, respectively, were voluntarily delivered.
The law enforcement agency reminds that voluntary surrender of illegally stored weapons and ammunition provides for full exemption from criminal and administrative liability.
