Report on the Security Situation in the Czech Republic in 1999
(in comparison with 1998)

2.16. Illegal trade in Arms and Explosives
The situation in the illegal trade in arms and explosives61) remains almost identical to that in previous years - the interest in illegal sale and purchase in explosives, weapons and ammunition remains:
explosives are stolen from the sites where they are used for industrials purposes
firearms are offered on illegal markets without identification marks with the possibility to adapt dampeners, the arms are assembled in home workshops,
the persons involved in illegal trade in arms and explosives are largely among those whose business is in arm trade, or who have or had access to Czech Army weapons, or who collect historical weapons.
the attempts to sell army material to the regions where embargoes were imposed, or to sell larger amounts than are the amounts in a licence permit (there is likely corruption to the state officers),
unauthorised arming and illegal trade in arms will be rising.
The situation in the Czech Republic in the illegal trade in radioactive materials is the same as in the previous years:
most of these materials come from the former Soviet Union there is a range of links between citizens of the former Soviet Union and Czech citizens involved in these illegal transactions,
networks of covering companies are used for this purpose,
in addition to classic radioactive materials, ionising radiation sources are also offered on the illegal market,
there is a direct risk of radioactive contamination of people and environment.
Unauthorised arming, unauthorised production and possession of radioactive material are expected to rise in the future.
2. Crime, Development in Individual Kinds of Crime and Security Risks
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