Russia sentences American to 4 years for allegedly trying to take Kalashnikov rifle stocks: report

An American was sentenced Tuesday to 4 years successful jailhouse successful Russia for allegedly trying to alert retired of an airdrome successful Moscow with the stocks of Kalashnikov battle rifles successful his suitcase, a study said. 

The unnamed U.S. citizen, who collects Kalashnikov weapons, did not marque a customs declaration aft purchasing 2 stocks and checking a suitcase containing the items astatine Moscow's Vnukovo airport, Reuters reported, citing the RIA Novosti authorities quality agency. 

He aboriginal was recovered blameworthy nether an nonfiction of Russian transgression codification relating to the smuggling of weapons, it added. 

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the State Department for comment.

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AK-47 rifles are seen during a grooming league astatine a shooting scope extracurricular of Kyiv, Ukraine, connected the left, successful July 2023. On the close are rider jets astatine Moscow's Vnukovo airport. An American reportedly was jailed aft trying to transport Kalashnikov firearm stocks successful a suitcase astatine the airport. (STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images; Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Russian authorities media is besides claiming the American partially admitted guilt, according to Reuters. 

The State Department warns Americans not to question to Russia "for immoderate crushed owed to terrorism, unrest, wrongful detention and different risks."

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A Kalashnikov of a Ukrainian worker participating successful shooting grooming is seen successful Donetsk portion of Ukraine connected July 31, 2024.  (Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images)

"The U.S. Embassy successful Moscow has constricted quality to assistance successful the lawsuit of a detention of a U.S. citizen. There is nary warrant that the Russian authorities volition assistance the U.S. Embassy consular entree to detained U.S. citizens," the State Department said. "U.S. citizens whitethorn service their full situation condemnation without release. The hazard of wrongful detention of U.S. citizens remains high. Even if a lawsuit is determined wrongful, determination is nary warrant of release."  

A terminal astatine Vnukovo International Airport successful Moscow, Russia, successful August 2023.  (Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)

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"Russian officials often question and endanger U.S. citizens without reason. Russian information services person arrested U.S. citizens connected mendacious charges," it added. They person denied them just attraction and convicted them without credible evidence. Russian authorities person opened questionable investigations against U.S. citizens for their spiritual activities."