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| Britons held in Greece over large guns stash | Britons held in Greece over large guns stash |
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| Three men have been arrested in north-eastern Greece on suspicion of trying to smuggle weapons and ammunition into Turkey, Greek police say. | Three men have been arrested in north-eastern Greece on suspicion of trying to smuggle weapons and ammunition into Turkey, Greek police say. |
| Two are British citizens - the third a UK resident. At least one of them is reported to be of Iraqi Kurdish origin. | Two are British citizens - the third a UK resident. At least one of them is reported to be of Iraqi Kurdish origin. |
| The men were in possession of 22 firearms and more than 200,000 rounds of ammunition, police say. | The men were in possession of 22 firearms and more than 200,000 rounds of ammunition, police say. |
| They are suspected of being part of a "criminal gang". They are due to be charged on Tuesday. | They are suspected of being part of a "criminal gang". They are due to be charged on Tuesday. |
| They have reportedly asked to speak in court in Kurdish. | They have reportedly asked to speak in court in Kurdish. |
| The UK Foreign Office says it is "urgently looking into the reports". | The UK Foreign Office says it is "urgently looking into the reports". |
| No names have been released. | No names have been released. |
| The weapons were not combat rifles but could have been used for training, a police official told Reuters news agency. | The weapons were not combat rifles but could have been used for training, a police official told Reuters news agency. |
| Acting on a tip-off, the Greek police and coast guard set up a surveillance operation over several days which led to the arrest of two of the men at the entrance to Alexandroupolis port. | Acting on a tip-off, the Greek police and coast guard set up a surveillance operation over several days which led to the arrest of two of the men at the entrance to Alexandroupolis port. |
| They were driving a car towing a caravan. Concealed inside it, police found 18 guns, 39,750 cartridges, currencies including Turkish lira and Iraqi dinars, and seven mobile phones. | |
| Another man was arrested near the Kipoi border point on the Evros river, as he was driving a trailer with German number plates. | Another man was arrested near the Kipoi border point on the Evros river, as he was driving a trailer with German number plates. |
| Inside, police found four Walther handguns, 200,000 cartridges, eight night-vision goggles and cash in various currencies. | Inside, police found four Walther handguns, 200,000 cartridges, eight night-vision goggles and cash in various currencies. |