In 2008, an attempt to decommission part of Albania’s aging, deadly stockpile of Cold War-era munitions went horribly wrong. At about noon on March 15, a series of explosions at a facility in the village of Gërdec sent fireballs into the sky, artillery shells into homes, and shockwaves slamming into the nearby capital, Tirana. The disaster killed at least 26 people. But Albania’s tragedy turned out to be a business opportunity for two rival Czech companies. Interviews and documents obtained by OCCRP … Continue reading War Dog Millionaire: Czech Companies Bought Tens of Millions of Old Ammunition