Police arrest two suspected gun thieves in Daugavpils restaurant

Two people suspected of stealing two firearms were arrested shortly after the theft at a fast-food restaurant in Daugavpils and remanded in custody, LSM reports, citing the State Police.

Police received a report at about 11.40 a.m. on September 27 that two firearms had been stolen from a shooting range in Daugavpils. A large-scale search involved State Police officers, including members of its Special Tasks Battalion, and Daugavpils municipal police.

Municipal police officers detained the suspects at a fast-food restaurant and found the stolen firearms with them. On October 9, materials in the criminal case were sent to the prosecutor’s office to initiate criminal prosecution.

Firearm theft is punishable by two to 10 years in prison, with or without confiscation of property, and up to three years of probation supervision. The case is also classified under Section 233(2) of the Criminal Law, which covers various activities involving firearms, ammunition, explosives and certain other weapons without the required permit.

The State Police said that no one is considered guilty until their guilt has been proven in accordance with the law.