A media report coming in from overseas states that enough M16 rifles went missing from a warehouse in Kuwait this month to arm and equip and entire division of infantry. Worse, it seems the warehouse was unguarded and a huge cache of ammo went south as well.
The Crime
According to the World Tribune who reported on April 9:
"The [Kuwaiti] Interior Ministry said thieves broke into a warehouse and stole a huge amount of firearms and ammunition. The ministry said 20,000 U.S.-origin M-16 assault rifles and 15,000 rounds for 9mm pistols were stolen. "There were no guards during the break-in," the ministry said on April 7. The ministry said the target was a warehouse of the Interior Ministry in Subiya, Middle East Newsline reported. The statement said thieves broke three doors and removed the entire contents of the warehouse."
How is this possible?
(You ever move an embark box full of M16s? Its a two-three man job all day, photo by casesbysour)
To move 20,000 M16 rifles is no easy task. This quantity of rifles was more than likely stored in cases rather than racks. This means pallets and pallets of M4 embark boxes, each with six rifles inside. Each of these loaded boxes weighs about 150-pounds as they are literally meant to withstand brutal shipping by the lowest bidder around the world. Moving 3000 cases like this would require a football team sized group with a strong back and a convoy of moving vans all afternoon.
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