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The Swiss reservist was stopped at the Constance (Colo) border with an assault rifle left in his trunk. He faces prosecution in Germany.
A resident of the canton of Glarus simply wanted to go to dinner in Constance, Germany, with his companion. However, during a border check at Kreuzlingen/Constance, customs officers discovered an unsecured SIG assault rifle in the trunk of his car.
According to German customs authorities, the man, a Swiss reservist in his thirties, explained that he had forgotten to remove the weapon from the vehicle after a military exercise.
Assault rifle seized
The rifle was seized and criminal proceedings were initiated for violation of German law on the control of weapons of war. The investigation was entrusted to the Stuttgart customs investigation service.
In Germany, this type of offense can be punished by a fine or a prison sentence of up to three years in the least serious cases. In certain circumstances, the sentence can reach five years, or even ten years in the case of commercial activity.
