Menem arrested over illegal arms deals

Former Argentine President Carlos Menem was arrested today as part of an investigation into illegal arms sales by his government during the 1990s, local media reported.

Menem arrested over illegal arms deals
Thu, 07 Jun, 2001 - 17:36

Former Argentine President Carlos Menem was arrested today as part of an investigation into illegal arms sales by his government during the 1990s, local media reported.

Menem was ordered held by a federal judge heading a probe of illicit arms trafficking to Croatia in 1991 and Ecuador in 1995.

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