Vall Iliev, owner of Shotstop Ballistics, pleaded guilty to smuggling and counterfeiting charges. He could face more than ...

In May 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the U.S.-Canada border in Washington intercepted a truck carrying more than 200 ballistic body armor plates, concealed in pre-packaged ...

Body armor is commonly used by law enforcement and other agencies for protection from ballistic threats to the torso area.

The NIJ is an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice that has set the federally-recognized performance standards for ballistic-resistant police body armor for more than 50 years. Iliev ...

Vall Iliev, the immigrant entrepreneur who founded ShotStop Ballistics in Stow in 2015, has been charged with smuggling Chinese-made body armor that does not meet National Institute of Justice (NIJ) ...

Bodyguard Concealed Armor Systems provides everyday protection that is discreet, easy to deploy, and effective.

On February 24, Armored Republic, a Phoenix, Arizona body armor manufacturer company, made its first international trade show ...

Vall Iliev, 69, of Stow, Ohio, has been charged in a three-count information with smuggling foreign-made body armor and then selling it to law enforcement agencies and others, as legitimate, ...