{"id":169241,"date":"2025-12-22T13:09:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/169241\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"viciebsk-police-arrest-local-man-for-making-handguns","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/169241\/","title":{"rendered":"Viciebsk police arrest local man for making handguns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/oruzhie_mvd.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/oruzhie_mvd.png 1000w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/oruzhie_mvd-354x236.png 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/oruzhie_mvd-734x490.png 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/oruzhie_mvd-178x118.png 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/oruzhie_mvd-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(MVD)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 22,<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<em>Pozirk<\/em><em>.<\/em> <\/strong>Police in Viciebsk have arrested a local man for making five handguns, Belarus\u2019 interior ministry reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police also seized cartridges, parts for firearms and magazines and more than 2,000 elements that can be used for manufacturing cartridges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man may be sentenced to seven years in prison if convicted of illegal arms possession.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 22,&nbsp;Pozirk. 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