Three soldiers from The Royal Regiment of Scotland have been arrested on suspicion of theft of munitions, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
The soldiers, who serve with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, were arrested on Friday in Canterbury in Kent where they are currently based.
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The Ministry of Defence said it was co-operating fully with Kent Police.
The arrests were the result of an investigation into an alleged plot to steal munitions in England which were then supplied to people in the Strathclyde area.
Strathclyde Police said those being held were two men aged 36 and 27 and one woman aged 26.
They said four men aged 27, 25, 25 and 20 are also "the subject of a report to the Procurator Fiscal for a variety of offences under the firearms act and explosives substances act".
The arrests come as the 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) prepare to deploy to Afghanistan.
(BBC)
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