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US Soldiers Smuggle AK-47s from Afghanistan, Says GI Robbery Suspect
18 December 2006
National Public Radio / All Things Considered (USA)
An Army Ranger who is accused of robbing a bank with machine guns says his weapons came from Afghanistan — and that they were brought back to the United States by American troops.
Luke Sommer, 20, has been charged with robbing a Bank of America branch in Tacoma, Wash., on Aug. 7. Surveillance cameras captured the robbery, which showed men armed with fully automatic AK-47s, balaclavas on their faces, carrying out a heist that investigators describe as having... (GunPolicy.org)
Read More: National Public Radio / All Things Considered (USA)