British soldiers in Iraq were convicted in the implementation of the program "Starrels in exchange for cocaine"

British soldiers in Iraq were convicted of illegal export of stolen weapons from this country in exchange for cocaine and cash on the "black market". Last weekend, the British security officers confirmed that the Royal Military Police launched a criminal case against soldiers from the 3rd battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment. The soldier is suspected of implementing the “trunks in exchange for cocaine”, writes The Times on Monday.

Although the level of drug addiction in the British Armed Forces is growing, for the first time, the military police have evidence that stolen weapons are used to acquire drugs. One of the first arrested soldiers of the Yorkshire regiment allegedly purchased drugs for money received from the sale of pistols, including Glock pistols, taken from Iraqi to Germany. It is at least about six episodes.

One of the British Security Service indicated that it was still unclear whether this weapon of the British army belonged or was captured by Iraqi rebel groups. "To whom did this weapon receive? For what purpose was it acquired? Did they take it back to the United Kingdom to sell it? Does it fall into the hands of the mafia?" - The special services employee thinks.

The British Ministry of Defense fears that soldiers could conduct business with members of organized crime syndicates in Germany - their battalion has a base near phallingbostela, north of Hanover. This case falls under the jurisdiction of the military tribunal. The battalion in question completed the service in South Iraq last year and is now based in Varminster, the county of Wiltshire.

The British army is experiencing an epidemic of drug addiction. According to the data collected by parliament, last year, after a medical examination by drug addicts, 1020 British military were recognized, and 520 of them used drugs “A” (heroin, cocaine and other drugs that cause total dependence of the body - ed.) - this is a 50 percent increase over the past 5 years.

At the beginning of this year, The Sunday Times said that in one of the regiments involved in the first scandal with mockery of Iraqi prisoners, a large number of drug addicts served. One former shooter of the regiment said that 75 people from his company - about 60% - regularly consumed cocaine, ecstasy or marijuana. "There are guys who need two or three cocaine paths before they can act," he said.

The British Ministry of Defense confirmed the fact of an investigation on the facts of new incidents, but did not provide additional comments.

The alleged ties of the British military personnel with organized crime are a new blow to the army of the United Kingdom after the corporal from the regiment of the Duke of Lancaster admitted the commission of a war crime against a citizen of Iraq, the British newspaper notes. (Full text on the website inopressa.ru .)