Bogota, Nov 18 (IANS/EFE) One hundred US-made pistols were stolen from a Colombian police warehouse and officials are offering a reward for information that would help in solving the case, a police spokesman said.
The theft was discovered when authorities were examining several crates of the pistols that had arrived from the US, National Police Gen. Gabriel Parada said Sunday.
The police commander did not specify the date on which the theft occurred at the police warehouse in southern Bogota.
The pistols were for the National Police, which is offering a reward of up to 20 million pesos ($10,500) for information leading to the resolution of the crime and the capture of those responsible.
--IANS/EFE
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