Russia secretly supplies weapons to the Italian mafia for foreign currency
According to Italian media Linkiesta, Russia is supplying large quantities of light weapons to the Italian mafia for foreign currency. These weapons were not marked with serial numbers when produced, so once used by the gangsters, they are difficult to trace. The Italian mafia then smuggles these weapons to gangs across Europe and makes huge profits.
These unmarked light weapons are secretly transported to Italy from Russia using Russia's "shadow fleet" that exports oil. Each weapon is sold for thousands of dollars, with a profit of ten times, becoming a new way for Russia to circumvent sanctions and obtain foreign currency.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1843713493197828/
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