A 23-year-old U.S. Marine was taken into federal custody after being accused of stealing weapons and ammunition from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and transporting the items to Arizona.
“Cpl. Andrew Paul Amarillas, a former Ammunition Technical Specialist at the School of Infantry West, is accused of Theft of Government Property and Possession and Sale of Stolen Ammunition between February 2022 and November 2025,” NBC Los Angeles reports.
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He allegedly stole military-grade ammo and Javelin missile systems.
According to the outlet, he “acted alongside two unnamed alleged co-conspirators.”
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NBC Los Angeles shared further:
According to court documents, Amarillas allegedly stole at least one non-demilitarized Javelin Missile System, M855A1 enhanced rifle ammo and M855 non-enhanced ammunition from Camp Pendleton and delivered them to two individuals in Arizona.
Court documents also stated that in October 2024,
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