The law enforcement officers sent the weapon for expert examination, its owner faces punishment – imprisonment for a term of up to seven years
Today, September 6, around 1:30 p.m. in the city of Sambir, employees of the response sector of the patrol police of the Sambir district police department stopped a Mercedes Vito minibus for inspection.
Law enforcement officers identified the man driving the vehicle as a 25-year-old local resident. During the conversation, he voluntarily gave the police an object similar to a pistol with a cartridge in the store, which he carried with him in the car. The man had no documents for weapons.
An investigative and operative group of the territorial division of the police worked at the scene of the incident. The law enforcement officers seized the pistol with a cartridge and directed them to an expert examination.
According to the fact, the investigators opened criminal proceedings under 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 is ongoing.
Communications Department of the Lviv Oblast Police