Police in New York, America, have exposed a major conspiracy of smuggling of 89 weapons. Three people including a Pakistani national were arrested in this connection. The weapons recovered included at least 17 stolen guns. The accused were trying to smuggle these weapons from America to Canada. According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, New York State Police stopped a vehicle on State Route 90 on Thursday. During interrogation, the answers of the people in the vehicle appeared suspicious. After this a search was conducted, in which a large number of weapons were found. Some weapons were also kept in the back seat of the car. Among the arrested accused, 22-year-old Malik Bromfield is a Canadian citizen. 25-year-old Faizan Ali is a citizen of Pakistan, while 22-year-old Kamal Salman holds citizenship of Canada, US and Jordan. According to the investigating agencies, Faizan Ali was also found with an expired Pakistani National Driving Permit issued in the name of another person. All three accused have been charged with illegal smuggling from America, unlicensed arms trade, transportation of stolen weapons and illegal possession of weapons. Malik Bromfield has also been charged with the additional charge of possessing illegal weapons while being a foreign national. Officials said that if proven guilty in these cases, there can be a jail term of 5 to 15 years. However, the final punishment will be decided by the court. A joint team of New York State Police, FBI and ATF was involved in the action. US Attorney Jay Clayton said that the accused were trying to send more than 80 weapons to Canada. FBI officials said such smuggling is a major security threat to both countries. Also read these news related to international affairs… China’s military activity intensifies around Taiwan: 12 aircraft and 5 warships seen Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday that 12 Chinese military aircraft, 5 naval ships and 1 government ship were found active around it. Of these, 9 aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan’s northern and southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). Giving information on social media platform X, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said that Chinese military activities were recorded till 6 am. The Taiwanese military monitored the situation and responded. A day before this, on Saturday also, 8 Chinese military aircraft, 6 naval ships and 2 government ships were seen around Taiwan. During that time, all 8 aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s central, south-western and eastern ADIZ. China has been claiming Taiwan as its share for a long time. Beijing claims Taiwan under the ‘One China Policy’. Taiwan has its own government, army and democratic system.
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