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Not just ammunition: Colombia says missing missiles and anti-tank weapons are also linked to trafficking

Gustavo Petro denounced large amounts of weapons are missing from military bases (Credit: AFP)

Hundreds of thousands of ammunition rounds, missiles and anti-tank weapons are part of the inventory missing from two military bases in Colombia, a situation denounced by President Gustavo Petro this week.

Speaking alongside Defense Minister Iván Velásquez and Army Chief Luis Mauricio Ospina, Petro said chances are the weapons ended in "networks dedicated to the mass trade of weapons." He added that recipients could include both local and foreign criminal organizations, including those currently sowing chaos in Haiti.

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