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Military shipment from Afghanistan replaced with rocks | CTV Toronto
CTVNews.ca Staff
Date: Tuesday Jan. 10, 2012 6:06 PM ET
The Canadian Forces says equipment from Afghanistan has gone missing after crates transported back to Canada were found to contain only "rocks and other weight."
A spokesperson for the military confirmed the missing equipment to CTV News on Tuesday.
"The Canadian Forces have had and continue to face missing but non-critical equipment in certain sea containers being transported from Afghanistan to Canada, by chartered vessel," said Lt.-Cmdr. John Nethercott.
He added that in "some instances, the missing equipment was replaced by rocks and other weight so the loss would not be noticed until the containers were opened."
The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service is now probing the loss. The non-critical equipment would likely be tires, tools and tents.
"There were no munitions of any kind in any of the containers being shipped back to Canada by sea on this route," said Nethercott. "All munitions have already been received in Canada via strategic air and sealift."
Nethercott also said that no uniforms have gone missing.