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Police captain caught taking three live rounds after shooting drill

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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  • Police in North Jeolla Province detained a police captain in his 50s for allegedly taking three live rounds after a routine shooting exercise.
  • He allegedly returned three discolored cartridge cases in place of the rounds, which were recovered after a range officer became suspicious.
  • Police stripped him of his post and are investigating the motive and other details.

A police captain in South Korea allegedly tried to remove three live rounds from a routine shooting exercise by returning cartridge cases in their place.

The officer, a captain in his 50s assigned to Jeongeup Police Station, received 35 rounds during the exercise. Investigators allege that he did not fire three of them and instead took them out of the range without authorization.

Police said he hid the three rounds and submitted three cartridge cases he already possessed. The case came to light when a range officer noticed that some of the returned cases had changed color and called the captain in for questioning.

The three live rounds were recovered. The North Jeolla Provincial Police Agency booked the officer on suspicion of violating South Korea’s firearms, swords and explosives safety law, as well as theft. He has been removed from his position while police investigate why he allegedly took the ammunition and examine the circumstances of the incident.

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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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