the small town of merrimack, new hampshire, only has about 27,000 residents. it s primarily known for good schools and being a safe, sleepy, suburban little slice of america. which is what makes what happened in this house so unbelievable. federal prosecutors allege that this house with the adorable inflatable santa and the reindeers and the frosty the snowman outside, federal prosecutors allege this house was a key stop in a global russian military grade weapons parts msmuggling ring. this man, lawful permanent resident united states alexey brayman runs a small business that sells quirky night lights at crafters and on sites like etsy. you can get a new england patriot night light or a celtics one or an iron man one. he actually makes a pretty wide variety of these things. but yesterday, federal
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to russia facilitating the country s war machine with some of the goods shipping right through a quiet neighborhood in new hampshire. alexi breeman, an israeli citizen lived a seemingly normal life with his wife in merrimack. according to a federal indictment, his home was a frequent, quote: transshipment point for repackaging military grade and export controlled items. and forwarding them to intermediate locations in europe and asia before they went onward to russia. i would see a bunch of boxes sort of stacked up in the garage. that s just what they had. i didn t know had was some online business they had or no knows this day and age. prosecutors say some of the heavily regulated electronic components moved via the scheme can be used in the development of nuclear and hypersonic weapons. raimondo appeared in court last night sporting a red, white, and blue sweater facing conspiracy and fraud charges. weighs released on $150,000 bond ordered to wear a monitoring bracelet a co-con
search a person or car alone. she and the police department say if it wasn t for the quick actions of other officers on scene things could have turned out much worse. it would be completely different. we would be wearing our thin blue line straps that go over our badges. the police department says it s likely wind may are v. blew fentanyl into the her airways and caused the overdose. she is expected to make a full recovery and will be back at work later this weeks. the individuals involved in that traffic stop are being charged with felonies. bret? bret: charles, thank you. our next story sounds like something from a spy novel. a new hampshire man and six others are charged with being part of a smuggling ring that sent sensitive technology to russia. the man and his wife according to neighbors were, quote, normal. correspondent molly line picks up the story tonight from merrimack, new hampshire. federal investigators say they busted a smuggling network that worked to send milli