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On 28 June 2017, an arms theft at a military base in
Tancos
, Portugal was discovered. The stolen weapons reportedly included 1,450
9 mm caliber
cartridges
, 150
hand grenades
, 44
anti-tank grenades
, 18
tear gas
grenades, 264 units of
plastic explosives
, and 102
explosive charges
.
[1]
[2]
Following an anonymous tip-off, some of the weapons were found in
Chamusca
on 18 October 2017.
[3]
An investigation into the recovery of the weapons led to the September 2018 arrests of six military officials from the
National Republican Guard
and the
Military Judicial Police
(PJM), including the head of the PJM,
[4]
Coronel Luis Augusto Vieira
.
[5]
Amid accusations of a military cover-up of the arms theft,
Minister of National Defence
Jose Alberto Azeredo Lopes
resigned on 12 October 2018. Azeredo Lopes has denied any involvement in the alleged cover-up.
[6]
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