Ladrões roubam fuzis R4 e lança-granadas da base de Lyttelton

Ladrões invadiram um depósito na Base Tak, na Base Militar de Lyttelton, em Pretória, roubando três fuzis R4 e um lança-granadas. O furto foi descoberto em 27 de abril de 2026. A Força de Defesa Nacional da África do Sul (SANDF) iniciou uma investigação em meio a um histórico de roubos semelhantes.

Criminosos tiveram acesso à Base Militar de Lyttelton ao cortar um buraco na cerca perimetral e forçar uma porta de segurança no depósito da Base Tak. Um membro da SANDF descobriu a invasão na segunda-feira, 27 de abril de 2026, ao retornar de um funeral. "A porta de segurança havia sido forçada e as conclusões preliminares indicam que [três] fuzis R4 e um lança-granadas foram roubados", afirmou o comunicado da SANDF. Caixas de equipamentos vazias foram encontradas em arbustos próximos.

A SANDF forneceu detalhes alguns dias após a descoberta e iniciou uma investigação para verificar se outros itens foram roubados. Em 3 de maio de 2026, a porta-voz, Brigadeiro-General Selinah Rawlins, não ofereceu atualizações. Este incidente soma-se às preocupações de segurança contínuas nas instalações da SANDF, incluindo um furto em 2019 na mesma base que foi um crime interno envolvendo 18 fuzis R4 e pistolas, todos recuperados posteriormente.

O presidente do comitê de Defesa e Veteranos Militares do Parlamento, Dakota Legoete, exigiu o rastreamento urgente das armas. "Os responsáveis devem ser responsabilizados nos termos do nosso sistema judicial; caso sejam civis, e caso sejam membros das forças armadas, devem enfrentar os tribunais militares", afirmou. O roubo ocorreu durante desdobramentos da SANDF contra o crime violento, conforme prometido pelo presidente Cyril Ramaphosa.

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