This is almost too comical.
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Police in the French city of Lille have become the latest victims of crime.
Burglars have broken into a police investigation base - getting away with guns, drugs and police uniforms, sources say.
The audacious raid took place in Lille on Sunday night. French reports say police are too embarrassed to make a formal statement about the raid.
Shocked officers who arrived for work on Monday found that the raiders had used a blowtorch to cut through metals bars on the windows, said the French television news channel LCI.
The drugs stolen include heroin, cocaine and cannabis, say police sources.
One report said around a dozen handguns were taken, along with 10,000 euros in cash.
And police fear the stolen uniforms and armbands could be used to commit further crimes.
The building is used to store evidence seized during police raids, and is separate from Lille's main police station, making it harder to guard.
The building is run by the national police search and investigation unit.
Armoured cabinets
Reports on French television station LCI said that, after disconnecting the alarm system, the raiders managed to blow the doors off two armoured cabinets to reach their haul.
Olivier Dugelot, of the police officers' national union, confirmed that several police weapons were stolen as well as the drugs and cash.
An internal police inquiry has been opened alongside the criminal investigation.
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Police in the French city of Lille have become the latest victims of crime.
Burglars have broken into a police investigation base - getting away with guns, drugs and police uniforms, sources say.
The audacious raid took place in Lille on Sunday night. French reports say police are too embarrassed to make a formal statement about the raid.
Shocked officers who arrived for work on Monday found that the raiders had used a blowtorch to cut through metals bars on the windows, said the French television news channel LCI.
The drugs stolen include heroin, cocaine and cannabis, say police sources.
One report said around a dozen handguns were taken, along with 10,000 euros in cash.
And police fear the stolen uniforms and armbands could be used to commit further crimes.
The building is used to store evidence seized during police raids, and is separate from Lille's main police station, making it harder to guard.
The building is run by the national police search and investigation unit.
Armoured cabinets
Reports on French television station LCI said that, after disconnecting the alarm system, the raiders managed to blow the doors off two armoured cabinets to reach their haul.
Olivier Dugelot, of the police officers' national union, confirmed that several police weapons were stolen as well as the drugs and cash.
An internal police inquiry has been opened alongside the criminal investigation.