Romanian Investigators Find Fifteen Other Weapons Stolen From Military Base In ‘09

On December 28, 2009, the Bucharest Court issued arrest warrants against 14 people involved in the weapon heist, who were also accused of drug trafficking. Eugen Preda was among the 14 people placed under arrest on charges of theft and drug dealing.

On December 27, 2009, 27 weapons from those stolen from Ciorogarla were found by investigators and another one was found in March 2010.

On March 2, eleven soldiers were indicted in the case involving the weapon heist under charges of theft, absence without leave and violation of weapons and ammunition regulations. On January 20, 2011, the Bucharest Military Court sentenced them to prison and the ruling could be challenged with the High Court.

According to prosecutors, the soldiers guarding the military base breached their attributes as they did not check the locks on the weapons warehouse they were guarding, at each of the two entries in the sentinel post, or they left their post without having been relieved of duty in compliance with the rules, at certain intervals, or they failed to perform sentinel duties within certain timeframes.

The total value of weapons and items stolen from the warehouse reaches over 34,500 lei (EUR1= RON4.2568).