Bolivia seizes weapons from US Embassy vehicle [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Bolivia seizes weapons from US Embassy vehicle
By Associated Press, Published: March 27

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s interior minister says his government has seized three shotguns, a revolver and more than 2,300 rounds of ammunition from a vehicle owned by the U.S. Embassy.

The minister claims the weapons were being transported without authorization and posed a security threat.

But the U.S. Embassy says the weapons confiscated Tuesday were being transferred under an agreement with Bolivia’s police. It said in a statement that Washington routinely contracts and arms local police in foreign countries to protect its diplomats.

Interior Minister Carlos Romero told reporters that the vehicle’s driver and a police officer accompanying him were detained pending investigation.

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