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- The UK Ministry of Defence and 34 police forces reported that 5,000 weapons, ammunition and devices—including a Colt Canada C8 rifle—went missing between 2021 and 2025.
- Police logged 787 missing devices in 2025, down from 1,436 in 2024, while 107 of 4,413 were recovered.
- The MoD said 1,300 laptops vanished, while Professor Alan Woodward warned the losses fuel data breaches and said investigations have cut losses since 2024.
