Papua Security Task Force Confiscates KKB Firearms, Ammunition

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Ricky Mohammad Nugraha

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Mahinda Arkyasa

Kamis, 20 Mei 2021 22:38 WIB

Joint personnel of the military and the police arrive in Ilaga, Puncak regency, Saturday morning, May 1, 2021. ANTARA/HO-Nemangkawi Task Force Public Relations

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian military's Nemangkawi task force managed to confiscate firearms and ammunition in a location close to a primary school that was burned down by an armed criminal group (KKB) in Puncak, Papua.

"The Nemangkawi task force has secured pieces of evidence while they investigated a crime scene on Tuesday, May 18," said the Nemangkawi ops spokesperson, Grand Commissioner M. Iqbal Qudussy on Thursday, May 20, 2021.

The primary school that was allegedly burned down by the armed group was SD Mayuberi, which also witnessed a shootout between the criminal group with military and police personnel. The incident killed two people from the armed criminal group.

The Papuan joint security forces confiscated one SP-2 handgun along with 55 pieces of bullets of various calibers, a traditional weapon, and IDR 14,658,000 in cash.

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