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The pistol reportedly shoots a dart – which can cause a heart attack once it enters the bloodstream – into its victims.

It can pierce through clothing leaves no signs of impact on the skin except a small red dot, according to insiders.

The weapon, a modified Colt 1911, is believed to have been mentioned during the infamous Church Committee probe into the CIA in 1975.