7 charged, including 2 US residents, in scheme to smuggle sniper ammo to Russia

[Timber Rattler]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/13/sniper-ammo-smuggle-russia-charges/10889558002/

Five Russian nationals and two U.S. residents were charged in a scheme to obtain military-grade technology from American companies and with smuggling sniper rifle ammunition to support Moscow's war effort in violation of U.S. sanctions, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

The Russian defendants include a suspected intelligence officer who is accused of shipping and physically smuggling U.S. material, including electronics and tactical ammunition from Estonia to Russia.

Federal prosecutors said that Vadim Konoshchenok, 48, of St. Petersburg, Russia, was stopped at the Estonian border in late October carrying dozens of semi-conductors and "thousands" of American-made bullets used in military sniper rifles.

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[Smokin Joe]

Depending on the purpose, the semiconductors may have been far more dangerous than the sniper ammo. Most anyone competent can make precision ammo,and I would guess the Russians are no exception. They have done so before.

On the other hand, semiconductors of the right type can make a cruise missile, tank, or other weapons system perform vs be useless or downgraded. 
With Russian weapons manufacturing held up by a semiconductor shortage, thousands could be a game changer.

[Sighlass]

Look at the bright side, now we have more Russian thugs to swap for American hating ball players.

[sneakypete]

Depending on the purpose, the semiconductors may have been far more dangerous than the sniper ammo.

No kidding. So-called "sniper ammo" can be assembled by children with the right reloading equipment and a half-hour of instruction. There is nothing special about it other than the care used to assemble it.

 
On the other hand, semiconductors of the right type can make a cruise missile, tank, or other weapons system perform vs be useless or downgraded. 
With Russian weapons manufacturing held up by a semiconductor shortage, thousands could be a game changer.

BINGO!

This traitor should be subjected to some "drug therapy" to find out everything he knows,including all his contacts,and then hanged.