Caught red-handed.
A young man was taken into police custody this Friday in Paris after being checked at Montparnasse station with an assault rifle, an automatic pistol and their ammunition in his bag, we learned from a source familiar with the matter. .
The 19-year-old suspect was arrested by police officers from the Ile-de-France network brigade (BRF) during a classic baggage check, added this source, confirming information from RTL.
His entire arsenal was "well packaged", according to this source, suggesting that it was intended more for sale than for personal use.
According to RTL, the suspect told investigators that he "was paid to transport this bag, get into a taxi, and go to Aubervilliers (Seine-Saint-Denis) to give it to a person, specifying that he did not know the contents of the bag".
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