The military is investigating the disappearance of nearly 7,900 spent 5.56mm casings that went missing during live-fire drills held in January, Eighth Army Corps Command said yesterday.
It remains under investigation whether the spent casings were stolen or misplaced, but the case has been referred for legal action, the command said, adding the spent casings were discovered missing on Tuesday last week.
During an inventory at the 117th Infantry Brigade, an audit found the number of fired 5.56mm rifle casings collected by the unit following live-fire ranges did not match the numbers in the logs, it said.
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Eighth Army Corps assigned a task force led by deputy
commander Major General Yang (楊) to conduct a disciplinary investigation at the brigade last Thursday, it said.
More than 10 people were questioned by military police and subsequently referred to the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors’ Office for legal proceedings, it said.
Eighth Army Corps added that from the corps level down to subordinate units, personnel who failed to follow regulations governing ammunition storage management and supervisory responsibilities — resulting in gaps in oversight — would face strict accountability and punishment without leniency.
The investigation team has ordered a full inventory of ammunition depots under its jurisdiction, with the results showing that all other stockpiles matched their recorded inventories, it said.
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