SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – A Marine formerly stationed at Camp Pendleton is accused of stealing a missile system and thousands of rounds of ammunition from the base and selling the military items in Arizona, according to federal court documents obtained by ABC 10News.
A federal criminal complaint stated Cpl. Andrew Paul Amarillas faces federal charges of Conspiracy to Possess and Sell Stolen Ammunition and Commit Theft of Government Property in connection with the alleged thefts and sales.
Amarillas, who was stationed at Camp Pendleton from Feb. 2022 to Jan. 2026, allegedly used his role as Ammunition Technician Specialist at the School of Infantry West “to access and steal U.S. military property and ammunition, including at least one Javelin Missile System that was not demilitarized,” according to the complaint.
In a plot twist that makes you wonder if the Pentagon's inventory system is just an elaborate game of hide-and-seek, Cpl. Andrew Paul Amarillas, the Marine Ammunition Technician turned improv arms dealer, apparently took “must-see TV” to a new level by pilfering a live Javelin missile system and a small armory’s worth of ammo from Camp Pendleton—because why just guard the weapons when you can front-run the black market? Our top-notch federal agents, whose super-secret investigation kicked off only after these military-grade goods popped up for sale in Arizona, now face the Herculean task of untangling a conspiracy so complex it makes airport security lines look efficient. Meanwhile, the mystery buyers and shadowy corporations deepen the plot thicker than the bureaucracy that somehow let this all happen in the first place, proving once again that when it comes to stealing government property, apparently even the Marines can’t resist a good retail opportunity.
📰 Via 10news
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