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Thieves replace Paraguay police rifles with toy replicas
Thieves in Paraguay have stolen 42 powerful rifles from the police armoury.
During an inspection, officers found that the FN FAL battle rifles had been replaced with wooden and plastic replicas.
The inspection had been ordered after the rifles started appearing a year ago on the black market, where they can fetch up to $10,000 (£7,785).
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The police officer in charge of the armoury has been replaced but no arrests have so far been made.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45320202
During an inspection, officers found that the FN FAL battle rifles had been replaced with wooden and plastic replicas.
The inspection had been ordered after the rifles started appearing a year ago on the black market, where they can fetch up to $10,000 (£7,785).
...
The police officer in charge of the armoury has been replaced but no arrests have so far been made.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45320202
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