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| UPDATE: AK-47S Were Bound For Vermont |
| 2004-04-22 |
| A Florida-based arms company is at the center of the international probe into a New York-bound ship seized in Italy while laden with thousands of Kalashnikov assault rifles, The Post has learned. The AK-47s were apparently bound for Vermont. Officials have linked Century International Arms Inc. in Boca Raton to the discovery of a cache of 7,500 AK-47s hidden beneath piles of properly labeled arms in several cargo containers confiscated in the port of Gioia Tauro in southern Italy several days ago. Law-enforcement sources said the shipment came under suspicion about three weeks ago, sometime after the vessel, MS Adnan Bayraktar, embarked from Romania. Irregularities on customs forms in Italy were the basis for the seizure, sources said. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was notified and joined the probe. Investigators determined the ultimate destination of the ship's stash of combat-style weapons was Century's giant warehouse in Fairfax, Vt., near the Canadian border, sources said. The company declined comment. |
| Posted by:Dragon Fly |
| #11 Come on, you all, make some sense. CAI is a well-known importer of surplus arms. I have a Czech VZ-24 Mauser that they imported. There is a whole passel of people out there who collect military surplus, curio, and relic firearms. One of the best advantages to collecting such weapons is that they're cheap cheap cheap. Ammuntion is likewise cheap. In short, this is nothing about nothing. Some exporter didn't do their paperwork, or thought to evade taxes and make some extra cash. CAI is reputable, and wouldn't risk its reputation like this. |
| Posted by: gromky 2004-04-22 11:06:11 PM |
| #10 Time for a new Ben and Jerry flavor: "AK-47 nuts in every scoop", maybe? |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2004-04-22 12:13:04 PM |
| #9 NY Post: Century's Web site does not show that the company sells AK-47s, a weapon commonly associated with terrorists and guerrilla movements around the world. The dubious importation aside, funny how the usual suspects didn't see any problem when the Soviets were handing 'em out like candy to the 'oppressed'. Guess dealing in 'em domestically to legitmate buyers is another thing. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-04-22 12:09:26 PM |
| #8 You guys are all wrong. The AKs are for the armed uprising of the good New Hampshire wannabes of Killington against their oppressive Vermontian overlords. |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H 2004-04-22 11:50:52 AM |
| #7 1. Assault weapons ban sunsets in September 2004. 2. Century is an arms wholesaler. 3. The moment the assault weapons ban lifts, everybody in the US who hated that law will want to rush out and put their hands on an AK to celebrate. 4. The company with the most assault weapons on hand when the law dies gets to make a handsome profit on all that pent-up demand. 5. But if you obey the law then you won't have any assault weapons on hand to sell. 6. So don't obey the law. Hence this story. Moral: Uh, I don't know. Maybe "if there hadn't been a f*****g assault weapons ban in the first place this sort of thing never would have happened." |
| Posted by: Jonathan 2004-04-22 11:45:41 AM |
| #6 The Vermont People's Liberation Front today threatened to turn New Hampshire into a "Sea of Fire" unless their demands were met. Among these are a land corridor to the Atlantic and a unlimited line of credit at New Hampshire state liquor stores. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-04-22 11:11:25 AM |
| #5 Damn, armed Deanie Babies, a scary yet somewhat laughable vision. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-04-22 10:29:53 AM |
| #4 Hmm - 1st missing nuke fuel rods and now small arms. Looks like the People's Republic of Vermont is looking to up the anty. I'd also look deeper for any ties/connection to the French Canadians in Quebec. Those bastards are involved with this somehow! |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2004-04-22 10:27:21 AM |
| #3 With much celebratory |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-04-22 10:17:22 AM |
| #2 They were destined for the Revolutionary People's Howard Dean Brigades (Their battle cry: "We're gonna go to New Hampshire, and South Carolina, and Missouri, and Oregon, and Washington, and New York and California . . . YEEEAAAAAAAGGGGHH!") |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-04-22 10:08:42 AM |
| #1 Maybe the hippy's were arming up to get ready and secede when the bong haze clears. |
| Posted by: JerseyMike 2004-04-22 9:40:25 AM |