Police in the Russian Black Sea port of Sochi detained five people who allegedly were trying sell anti-aircraft missile systems, regional law enforcement said Tuesday.Police agents seized four Strela 2M missiles during a Monday evening raid in the town of Adler, just south of the resort city of Sochi, Krasnodar regional police said in a statement.

No further information was given about the seizures or the arrests.

The heat-seeking Strela missiles are produced in Russia, Eastern Europe, China, Egypt and elsewhere and are the anti-aircraft weapon of choice for guerrillas, rebel forces and terrorists worldwide.

Three years ago, the United States, Russia and 31 other countries declared the Strela missiles, which are small enough to pack in a suitcase, were a serious threat to civil aviation and agreed to take steps to keep terrorists from obtaining them.

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