Man arrested in US for trying to ship guns hidden in washing machine into Ghana

[SecularMotion]

A Ghanaian man living in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States has been arrested as he bought several dozen guns and more than 3000 rounds of ammunition, hid them in a washing machine and tried to ship them into Ghana. He was arrested Thursday February 18, 2016.

Local TV station, WSOCTV citing federal authorities said, 30-year-old Richmond Attah has been charged with one count of violating the Arms Export Control Act of the US, one count of illegal firearms dealing, two counts of smuggling goods from the United States and four counts of making false statements to a firearms dealer.

The indictment documents say Attah between September 2013 and December 2015 purchased approximately 63 firearms and 3,500 rounds of ammunition from various stores, Internet vendors and at gun shows.

It noted that on September 4, 2015, Attah travelled from Charlotte to Ghana.

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