Colombia’s missing weapons

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday that an inspection in April showed that hundreds of thousands of bullets, thousands of grenades and 37 anti-tank missiles had been stolen from two different military bases. He said an organized network is behind the theft of weapons and is selling them to militant groups within Colombia and overseas. Host Marco Werman speaks with Colombia-based reporter Manuel Rueda.

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