From: Justin Burke (JBurke@sorosny.org)
Date: Tue May 16 2000 - 11:13:14 EDT
ANOTHER AIRCRAFT SMUGGLING SCANDAL HITS KAZAKHSTAN
A total of 22 aircraft engines and 40 engines for missiles, all
designated as scrap metal being shipped by a company in
southern Kazakhstan, were confiscated by Russian customs
officials on the Russian-Finnish border last week, RFE/RL's
Almaty bureau reported on 16 May, quoting National Security
Committee spokesman Kenzhebulat Beknazarov. LF
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