Russian court sentences an American to 5 years on charges of illegally transporting arms

Federaţia Rusă

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court convicted and sentenced an American on charges of illegally transporting weapons, court officials said Monday. The U.S. citizen, identified as Charles Wayne Zimmerman, was handed a 5-year sentence by the court in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi after a rifle was found on his yacht in June. Russian customs officials found the weapon while inspecting it upon arrival in Sochi. The regional courts’ press service said in a statement that Zimmerman told the court that

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