Bolivia: German to be Tried for Arms Possession http://www.insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2010/july/10/latinamerica10071004.htm

LA PAZ - Bolivian Minister of Government Sacha Llorenti announced that a German citizen, Dirk Smith, arrested in Santa Cruz with a weapons stockpile, will be placed on trial, it was reported here Friday.According to the state-owned Agencia Boliviana de Informacion, Llorenti said Smith also had posed as a Bolivian official.

Smith, 49, and an alleged former intelligence agent, was sent Thursday to the Palmasola prison in Santa Cruz, charged with armed rebellion, criminal conspiracy and sedition.More than seven heavy-caliber weapons, including shotguns and rifles, two pistols, more than 300 projectiles, telescopic sights and a camera were found in his Smith's room.

The German said he used the shotguns and rifles to hunt wild animals and never intended an armed uprising.