Bond would never have cocked up like this.

[Grumpmeister]

So our wonderful security service had done us proud. An agent sells a digital camera on Ebay which also had a surprise the buyer only discovered when he downloaded his holiday photos.

Either agents are using their own kit, which again raises questions concerning security of evidence and intelligence, or he is flogging off old kit. 

Police are investigating the sale of a digital camera said to contain MI6 images of terror suspects, the Foreign Office has said.

The camera was bought for £17 on auction website eBay by a 28-year-old from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, the Sun newspaper reported.

The pictures were also said to include rocket launchers and missiles.

Hertfordshire Police said intelligence officers were investigating after a camera was seized.

Holiday photos

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We can confirm a police investigation is under way."

However, she refused to comment on the report that the camera was sold by an MI6 agent.

The newspaper said the man only discovered the pictures when he downloaded his holiday photographs from the Nikon Coolpix camera.

A friend of the man is quoted as saying: "He flew home early this month and downloaded his holiday pictures and saw some of rocket launchers and missiles.

"He knew he hadn't taken them so he asked his friends about it and they suggested going to the police."

[Snoopy]

 

I wonder if the Greek Police would have accepted that story if he'd been caught at customs. Not that we know where he took his holiday but after all that fuss a couple of years ago with the plane spotters.

[Uncle Mort]

...only discovered the pictures when he downloaded his holiday photographs

You'd also think he would have checked that the camera was working before his holiday by taking a few snaps and downloading them.

[Snoopy]

If he had any sense would he have bought a digital camera for £17 from ebay?

[Grumpmeister]

If he had any sense would he have bought a digital camera for £17 from ebay?

Given that the cheapest Nikon Coolpix I've seen was £70  and I can't see MI6 plumping for the bottom of the range kit I'd have picked it up. Depending on which one in the range it was it would have been anything up to £265 to buy now. If nothing else it would have been a decent throwaway camera for the holiday.