Drunk man hands police a pistol and a huge cache of ammunition
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- Police said a 1988-born man handed over an illegally held pistol and ammunition in a garage in Raguviลกkiai village, Kretinga district.
- Officers seized 1,113 cartridges, 23 bullets, 27 cartridge cases and a pistol with a magazine.
- Investigators opened a case over illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, an offense punishable by up to five years in prison.
A drunk man in western Lithuania handed police a wooden box containing an illegally held pistol and more than 1,100 cartridges, the Police Department said.
The incident took place at about 10:30 p.m. on Friday in a garage in Raguviลกkiai village, in Kretinga district. The man, born in 1988, had a blood alcohol level of 2.99 per mille.
Inside the box, officers found and seized 1,113 cartridges, 23 bullets, 27 cartridge cases and a pistol of an undetermined model with a magazine.
Authorities have opened a pretrial investigation into the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. The offense carries a possible fine, restriction of liberty, arrest or a prison sentence of up to five years.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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