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79 Guns Seized in Finland

A tip about a dead man’s estate led investigators to an illegal workshop. Months later, police are still trying to trace some weapons.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 11

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Police in southern Finland said on November 11 they had seized 79 firearms and more than 20,000 rounds of ammunition in an investigation that began with a tip about a deceased man’s estate. Some of the guns were capable of automatic fire. Police say some of the man’s licensed firearms remain missing.

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