World IN BRIEF : ITALY : Four Accused in Plot to Smuggle Arms
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Italian police in Rome said they have arrested four foreigners after uncovering an alleged plot to smuggle sophisticated arms worth $75 million from Eastern Europe to the Middle East. The four, three nationals of the former Yugoslav federation and a Briton, are said to have signed a contract to supply arms to two unnamed Middle Eastern countries subject to Western arms embargoes.
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