The Vitebsk region police seized 70 units of weapons and over 13 kilograms of explosives during the five-day "Arsenal" operation

The special event complex "Arsenal" was held from September 30 to October 4 in the Republic of Belarus. According to Senior Inspector of the Public Order and Prevention Department of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Regional Executive Committee, Sergey Galynya, during the operation, 70 units of weapons, 2400 rounds of ammunition, 250 explosive devices, and more than 13 kilograms of explosives were removed from illegal circulation.

Under Article 295 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus on illegal actions concerning firearms, ammunition, and explosive substances, 9 criminal cases have been initiated, and 66 people have been brought to administrative responsibility for violating weapon circulation rules.

Those citizens who voluntarily surrendered their weapons, and there were 38 such individuals, were exempted from criminal liability.