Brazil's top arms dealer indicted in the US for illegal exports

RIO DE JANEIRO:  One of Brazil's top arms dealers has been charged in the United States with illegally exporting firearms, accessories and ammunition.

The decision by a court in Miami yesterday follows an investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and other



agencies.

Frederik Barbieri, 36, was arrested at his home in Florida on Saturday after police seized about 60 rifles that the Brazilian had sent to Rio de Janeiro's international airport in May.

The weapons were to be used by drug traffickers in Brazilian slums.