Australians charged with stealing antitank weapons
An army captain and an ex-army civilian were
charged Thursday with stealing 10 antitank rocket launchers that were sold to
suspected terrorists.
An army captain and an ex-army civilian were charged
Thursday with stealing 10 antitank rocket launchers that a court heard were
sold to suspected
terrorists.
Captain Shane Della-Vedova, 46, and a former army officer, Dean Taylor, 38, both of Sydney, were refused bail when they appeared in a Sydney court Thursday on multiple charges hours after their arrests in dawn raids.
The M-72 shoulder-fired weapons were allegedly sold to a Sydney resident, Taha Abdul Rahman, 28.
Rahman was arrested in January for allegedly providing the launchers to one of nine men who were arrested in late 2005 in a series of counterterrorism raids in Sydney and the southern city of Melbourne.
Police have only recovered one launcher. The launchers were stolen since 2002 and sold for about 5,000 Australian dollars, or about $4,000, each, police say.
Anyone ever surprised when profits overrule common sense or decency?
Captain Shane Della-Vedova, 46, and a former army officer, Dean Taylor, 38, both of Sydney, were refused bail when they appeared in a Sydney court Thursday on multiple charges hours after their arrests in dawn raids.
The M-72 shoulder-fired weapons were allegedly sold to a Sydney resident, Taha Abdul Rahman, 28.
Rahman was arrested in January for allegedly providing the launchers to one of nine men who were arrested in late 2005 in a series of counterterrorism raids in Sydney and the southern city of Melbourne.
Police have only recovered one launcher. The launchers were stolen since 2002 and sold for about 5,000 Australian dollars, or about $4,000, each, police say.
Anyone ever surprised when profits overrule common sense or decency?
Posted: Fri - April 6, 2007 at 08:26 AM