HONDURAS: Police seize $50,000 gold-plated AK-47 rifle
BBC - Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 at 8:36 AM
The signature ‘Versagi’ on the expensive rifle is believed to be its designer’s
BBC - The authorities in Honduras have seized a gold-plated, jewel-encrusted AK-47 assault rifle, complete with two silver magazines.
The gun, estimated to be worth more than $50,000 (£30,000), is believed to belong to drug traffickers.
Following a tip-off, police also found a number of weapons, along with other military equipment and passports.
Two security guards were detained during the raid at a ranch 300km (186 miles) from the capital, Tegucigalpa.
Honduran authorities said the gold-plated rifle had an engraving associated with the Malverde drug gang – which is allegedly connected to Mexico’s Zetas cartel.
“It’s an exclusive design and a fine carving,” said police chief LeoÂnel SauÂceÂda.
More than 30 other weapons were found, including assault rifles, grenade launchers and grenades, night-vision kits, bayonets and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
Police also found bullet-proof vests and 11 cars and two car-removal lorries.
HonÂduÂras has the highest homicide rate in the world, according to a UN ranking, with nearly 92 killings per 100,000 habitants in 2011
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i was n usin that to kill no one jus as an ordement…look guud on my shelf…
BangBang!
Thats what I’m TALKING BOUT before you kill them you show them “MY AK worth more than your LIFE” LOL!
Hope you feel the same way about your life!! A$$!! Sound so retarded!!!
The gunman must ave bought that one specially to take his own life hopefully
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