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Portuguese police officers suspended for missing weapons

Xinhua, February 17, 2017 Adjust font size:

Two Portuguese police officers have been suspended from performing their duty after 50 9-mm guns were found missing, the Ministry of Internal Administration said on Thursday.

According to Lusa News Agency, police seized a firearm during an operation in Porto city, some 310 km north of Lisbon, two weeks ago and later found it was from the national weapons store.

The discovery led to the counting of the armament and detection of the missing 50 9-mm guns. Enditem