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Secret Crappy IC:

With efforts to undermine the UNCIAT, a new council created by the last UN Resolution #68, the Defence Intelligence Agency's Department of Operations began a top secret mission to flood semi-automatic and automatic weaponry into the blackmarkets across the globe, concentrating heavily on Aperin (home of the resolution) and Knootoss(a close ally that has tempted Ruhr in the past). Since Knootoss is an ally, only legal and semi-illegal semi-automatics will be sold, to be courteous.

The blackmarketed weapons will be sent using several methods, but mostly they are from sea on private vessels. More to come at a further date.

*Spot reserved for post*

Due to the black market availability, semi-automatic and automatic weapons gained legally experience a price dip, safe to say. Muktar's military now costs less to maintain. Thanks BM!

Due to the black market availability, semi-automatic and automatic weapons gained legally experience a price dip, safe to say. Muktar's military now costs less to maintain. Thanks BM!

Perfect!

An update on what exactly Ruhr is flooding the blackmarkets with:

Old, formerly military assault rifles.
Old, formerly military sub machineguns.
Old, formerly military heavy machineguns.
Old, formerly military rocket propelled grenades.
Old, formerly military grenades and explosives.

Have fun, UNCIAT!

With rumors abound that Ruhr is flodding the blackmarket with weapons, Imitora's UMAC (United Military Arms Corporation) has decided to do the same. The underground has been litteraly flodded with CAR-21 packages. The CAR-21, based on the M16A4 design, fires from a 52 round magazine. It is chambered for the Imitoran made SS99851, a caseless, depleted uranium (Non radioactive), 5.8mm round. Each comes with a tactical 8x scope, four magazines of ammo, user manual, flashlight, 'UMAC' baseball hat, and two tickets to a Dodger's Game.

A CAR_21 (http://www.boomarms.com/collector/M5/1.jpg)

*equally crappy IC*

Rotterdam Harbour - random inspection

"What the hell is this!", the controller exclaimed. "Semi-automatics?"

"Maybe it has a military destination", said the random aide who shall remain nameless for the purpose of this RP.

The controller shook his head. "Not according to this list."

He beckoned two police officers that happened to be standing nearby. "Could you take these two gentlemen along for interrogation?"

He pointed some other random aides who were also there for some reason. "And please take this stuff along too."

OOC: OMGGODMODZ0R! I don't have semi-legal guns in the DDR. Unless they are toy guns. Which are only regulated. That said, most of it still gets trough the safety checks. I hope you get off on that. :P

No guns coming in or through this central Aperinian nation. Sorry. Illegal, them narsty thingses.

Galdago notes that the government is responsible for all trade transactions given that we have no private enterprise. We DO wonder how unauthorized ships from Ruhr unload given they wouldn't be allowed dock at Galdagan ports unless they were signatories of the IFTA, as it is an exclusive trade bloc that does not allow trade from outside nations. Moreover we wonder how you manage a significant flood of the stuff past the Coast Guard which is one of the few well-funded civic organizations in Galdago's "military." We've always had an average land force and a poor air force, but our navy and coast guard are actually well-funded and trained as Galdago is a peninsula nation... Customs officers mostly only have to track civilian craft given that merchant marine traffic is coordinated by IFTA governments and largely beyond suspicion. If you're leaking anything into Galdagan "black markets," given we only have a significant one for private book publishing, I doubt it's worth our concern. Consider yourself ignored. This will be our last post in reply to ongoing nonsense by Ruhr and Allanea. We have a committee to run and a summit to host. If you haven't noticed, no one else is picking up on your taunting of a peaceful nation trying to combat crime with an international network built on a UN resolution. When we WANT intrigue and politics with Allanea and Ruhr, we will kindly contact you OOCly. Until then, dack the hell off.

[ooc: If you are trying to do something, do it properly.

"From sea, on private vessels" is an extremely vague statement. It could be taken to mean swanky private yachts with big banners saying "WE ARE BRINGING BLACK MARKET ARMS" while balaclava-clad men wave M16s on the deck. Obviously it's not, but details would be useful so I can see the probability of shipments being intercepted and investigated (Very high, under most scenarios.)

But first things first, OOC Etiquette.]

[ooc: If you are trying to do something, do it properly.

"From sea, on private vessels" is an extremely vague statement. It could be taken to mean swanky private yachts with big banners saying "WE ARE BRINGING BLACK MARKET ARMS" while balaclava-clad men wave M16s on the deck. Obviously it's not, but details would be useful so I can see the probability of shipments being intercepted and investigated (Very high, under most scenarios.)

But first things first, OOC Etiquette.]

Yeah yeah, let me have my fun. You didn't ask for OOC permission to screw up my arms manufacturing.

OOC: Oh, for f*cks sake Ruhr... *gets out his trout for slapping and goes to IRC*

Yeah yeah, let me have my fun. You didn't ask for OOC permission to screw up my arms manufacturing.

No one's screwed up your arms manufacturing you dolt. The tangible game impact to your stats if you were in the UN at the time of the resolution was increased military/police spending, and the RP effect of the resolution has nothing to do with fudging up your arms manufacturing unless you make a point of shipping your arms illegally into nations. If that's the case then 1) you have it coming... ICly nations wouldn't just "let this happen" without getting perturbed 2) the summit hasn't even happened yet 3) nor has the committee put out a recommended programme of action. Nothing's even happening to you and you're going on an IC rant about fantasies. Hell, you're not even a UN member so this effects you even less. Leave off, and do it fast before you make an even bigger fool of yourself.

RE: Flooding Aperin With Blackmarket Arms

We'll take your dirty blackmarket guns, but there is no way in hell that we will pay for them. We'll give your agents all the Olde Kropotkin that they can drink, but that is our final offer!

-1st International SR Brigade,
Guevara Commune

OOC: This looks fun, so please don't mind the entry technique, just trying to get in in a realistic manner.

IC:

Police Report 248672389067
-This morning, two men were captured, attempting to sell unmarked automatic weapons in Terenaus. They were fined for not having a license, but after they got a weapons license, they continued about their business without disruption. One expressed annoyance at how automatic weapons were "No Big Deal in this damn nation."



-Secret Communique Given to Street Dealer-
From: VP Marketting, Sag Arms Corporation

Perhaps you could be interested in some higher quality armaments? We can provide you with our products at dealer rates. We need new markets, and you could always benefit from an "Elite" line of products. Thank you, and have a profittable day.

Product Line (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=149816)

RE: Flooding Aperin With Blackmarket Arms

We'll take your dirty blackmarket guns, but there is no way in hell that we will pay for them. We'll give your agents all the Olde Kropotkin that they can drink, but that is our final offer!

-1st International SR Brigade,
Guevara Commune

"Bloody smugglers. That said, it'll be nice to have some working guns for the force for a change. I would suggest you give them your mock money - its worthless anywhere outside of the IFTA anyways. This smuggling thing is risky - since hardly anyone wants these bloody things here prices are plummeting. I can't believe that anyone would run a profit on this."
~Head of the Rotterdam police
Rotterdam

The Federation is a cashless economy. It's economic relations with it's IFTA partners do not involve any liquid assets, but rather a direct exchange of goods. Our offer is final. We will get the smugglers piss drunk on Olde Kropotkin stout in exchange for allowing them to arm us to the teeth and thus undermine whatever the hell they want to undermine.

Please note that we are not affiliated with any government, so we will be doing the smugglers a favor by taking these guns. It'll be er... destabilizing. Very destabilizing. And undermining too.

-1st International SR Brigade,
Guevara Commune

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v238/prophet4profit/beer.gif

"I think...." *hic* "that Olde Kropotkin is a liquid asset allright! Hehehe. Silly anarchizzzzzzzzz"

~Random drunk just before falling asleep in a gutter.

You are free to send your ships to my country, I doubt that your sales will be profitable due to the high amounts of quality firearms currently on our markets.

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v238/prophet4profit/Vodka1.jpg
Distilled and bottled by drunken anarcho-syndicalists

You can only get the stuff if you are an IFTA member, or a friendly gun runner willing to drink all night, and wake up hung over and empty handed in the morning.

Thanks for the guns guys! :lol:

ooc: what i really want to now is: who is buying these guns?

Alvarezistan National News Service, 6:00 PM broadcast:

"The Alvar Navy's coastal patrol cutters have seized a cargo vessel carrying shipments of illegal arms several miles from the port of Nokgor. Customs officials believe the weapons, primarily hundreds of outdated assault rifles and machine guns, were destined for the Nokgor shipping district. Though smuggling is a fairly uncommon occurance, this particular case has officers baffled, especially given a string of similar incidents in CACE nations."

"It just doesn't make any sense from an economic standpoint," says customs officer Emilio Hernandez. "With a short period service in the People's Defense Militias mandatory, virtually everyone but convicted criminals already own a firearm. And our own arms industry trades plenty of guns to CACE and IFTA signatories already. I can't see anybody actually making money off of this thing."

"Investigators say that the smuggling attempts may be tied to similar occurances in other CACE and IFTA signatory nations. These could be linked to an attempt to either finance fascist paramilitary terrorist groups inside Alvarezistan, or to destabilize the CACE trading network."

"The identity of the arrested suspects has not yet been revealed to the press, but all are slated to face charges of smuggling, improperly operating a maritime vessel, and conspiracy to engage in illegal trading. The charges carry a total maximum of up to five years in prison. Additional charges may be levied if authorities find the suspects were the agents of a foreign government."

"In other news, Eugenian Olde Kropotkin stout has been making a big splash in Alvarezistan's liquor sales industry.."

ooc: what i really want to now is: who is buying these guns?

OOC: Damned if I know. Alvarezistan churns out enough guns and has enough Eastern Bloc surplus lieing around that any CACE/IFTA member who wants weapons can get them on the cheap.