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Cross-border illegal arms

Over the last weeks, large caches of illegal weapons and self-defence aids have been confiscated from Russian tourists heading to Finland, Yle reports.

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Border Guard officials in south-east Finland say the number of confiscated items has increased almost fourfold this year. So far this year 79 dangerous objects have been seized, compared to a total of 22 last year, Yle News reports.