Missing weapons from San Juan Police: audit confirms more than one unaccounted for
San Juan's Security Secretary confirmed irregularities in police weaponry following an audit. The Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating the whereabouts of the weapons.
More than one missing: San Juan police audit reveals irregularities in weaponry
San Juan's Security Secretary, Enrique Delgado, confirmed that an audit of provincial Police weaponry detected irregularities and that the whereabouts of more than one weapon remain to be clarified, according to reporting by diariohuarpe.com. The Public Prosecutor's Office is already conducting an investigation into the matter.
The inventory was initiated following a judicial notification from a province in northern Argentina, which alerted authorities to a pistol that should have been registered in San Juan but could not be located. "We received that information and, automatically, the San Juan Police detected that the weapon should be in the province. Since it was not found, a general audit was conducted and the findings were made available to the Public Prosecutor's Office," Delgado explained.
The official clarified that it has not yet been determined who was the direct person responsible for the weapon in question. "What we know is that it entered the province and the San Juan Police, but it does not have a designated individual responsible for it," he stated. He added that the exact number of missing weapons remains in the hands of the Public Prosecutor's Office: "There is a traceability record that indicates more than one weapon is missing."
Parallel to the judicial investigation, an administrative inquiry was launched to establish possible responsibilities within the institution. "When a judicial process is activated, an internal investigation is also carried out through the Management Control department," Delgado said. When asked about the possibility that the weapons had been stolen, the secretary avoided confirming that hypothesis: "That is precisely what is being investigated," he responded.
The case became public knowledge in July 2026, when reports emerged of a suspected shortage of 150 Bersa 9-millimetre pistols, acquired by the Province in 2022 as part of a batch of 500 units. At that time, Delgado had clarified that the figure of 150 weapons was not officially confirmed. A subsequent inventory update indicated that 138 pistols had still not been located. The situation also resulted in changes to the Weaponry Division of the force.
With the most recent confirmation, Delgado reiterated that the inventory audit confirms the shortage of more than one unit, without specifying the exact number, given that that information is in the possession of the Public Prosecutor's Office. The investigation aims to determine whether there were administrative failures, negligence or individual responsibilities in relation to the missing weaponry.
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