Man Attempts to Smuggle Munitions Into Army Base

Fayetteville, North Carolina A contractor that worked on Fort Bragg was stopped at the front gate as part of a routine security check as he was attempting to access the base. The security personnel decided to search the man's car where they found three military munitions in the trunk. The civilian contractor was detained by the military police while the FBI and the 722nd EOD Company responded to investigate the find. EOD determined that the munitions were inert WWII era 3.5 inch bazooka rounds.

The incident caused the closure of the gate and the evacuation of nearby personnel for nearly two hours. It is unknown where the man obtained the munitions from or why he was attempting to bring them onto the installation. The civilian contractor was issued a citation for possessing military munitions before being released. No additional charges are pending as the munitions were not live.