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Police machine gun missing
March 23, 2005
From: AAP

A MACHINE gun has gone missing from a police storage shed in Far North Queensland.
A Heckler and Koch MP5 9mm sub-machine gun, as well as a secure radio handset, went missing from the Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) storage facility in Cairns late last week, police said.

The weapon is capable of firing single shots or being used in fully automatic mode.

Queensland Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson said today he was confident the storage facility was secure and the shed had not been broken into.

However, he was worried about its disappearance.

"Generally all activities associated with this unit are conducted in a very professional manner and this missing firearm is of significant concern," Mr Atkinson said.

The weapon was unaccounted for in a regular stocktake of SERT equipment last week and "extensive inquiries" had been conducted by police to eliminate the possibility it was a stocktaking error, he said.

They said there was no evidence to suggest the weapon was in the hands of criminals or members of the community.

The missing weapon is a superseded model usually used for training exercises. Although it is still capable of firing normal rounds, it is mostly used to fire paintball-type training projectiles.

Police are focusing their investigations on recent training exercises in remote bush locations, and the recent history of use of the weapon.

Mr Atkinson said he had ordered an urgent review of all processes involving the acquisition, use, maintenance and security of police equipment.