Federal agents, including the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), are investigating the reports that ten pounds of high-powered explosives have “gone missing” from a Marine Corps training facility in California.
Authorities are reporting that approximately 10 pounds of the extremely dangerous composition C-4 plastic explosives has disappeared from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms. It is believed the explosives went missing during a January exercise.
Marine Corps officials, both at Twentynine Palms and in Washington, have referred questions about the missing C-4 – including questions about when the explosives went missing, how they are safeguarded, what units were involved in the exercise, and whether any suspects or persons of interest have been identified – to NCIS, whose spokesman, Jeff Houston declined to answer.
“Out of respect for the investigative process, NCIS does not comment on or confirm details relating to ongoing investigations,” Houston said.
Media reports are indicating that military officials fear the explosives were stolen.
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