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Russia: criminal case against Chinese citizen trying to smuggle parts of MiG-29 and Su-27 aircraft

Moscow, Russia - Launched by customs authorities

Russian agencies report on Friday that some customs officers in the Far East of Russia launched a criminal case against a Chinese citizen -whose identity has not yet been unveiled- for attempting to smuggle military equipment. The man was stopped in July last year on the border checkpoints in the Transbaikalia region, with several smuggling parts of MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter aircraft: in the trunk...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1131806
Rome, Italy, 07/08/2011 18:49
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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