The suspect, a 46-year-old resident of the city of Brody, was exposed by officers of police department No. 1 of the Zolochiv district police department under the procedural guidance of the Zolochiv district prosecutor’s office.
For what he committed, he faces a penalty of imprisonment for up to seven years.
On September 25, the law enforcement officers detained the perpetrator in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine after he sold hand grenades: F-1 and RGD-5, as well as several dozen cartridges of 5.45 mm caliber.
Investigators of the territorial division of the police informed the detainee about the suspicion of committing a crime stipulated in part 1 of article 263 (Illegal handling of weapons, ammunition or explosives) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for punishment – deprivation of liberty for a term of three to seven years.
The pre-trial investigation continues, law enforcement officers are establishing the origin of the ammunition. Soon, the court will choose a preventive measure for the suspect.