Thefts from military bases include computers, a karaoke rig and a senior officer’s tent, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. 

The MailOnline report:

Viagra is among an array of items that have been stolen from military bases.

A quantity of anti-smoking drug Champix was also taken from RAF Marham, Norfolk, according to figures released after a Freedom of Information request.

MPs have said they would be urgently raising the subject of military security with ministers following the thefts.

Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman said: ‘After the glorious homecoming of our troops to Dereham last week, it’s very sad to think that our soldiers are returning to confront criminality here at home.

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Matthew Burgess
http://www.mattburgess.co
I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.