Battalion 3/Yby Task Force Receives 89 Senpi From North Maluku Residents

A number of residents in North Maluku handed over firearms (senpi), munitions and explosives to the Yonarhanud 3/Yby Task Force officers voluntarily/ANTARA

The Yonarhanud 3/Yby Task Force received 89 firearms (senpi) from residents, after holding social communication activities (komsos) by providing understanding to the public in North Maluku regarding the prohibition of storing firearms (senpi), ammunition and explosives. The commander of the Yonarhanud 3/YBY Task Force, Lt. Col. Arh Achmad Yani stated that the senpi, ammunition and explosives that had been handed over to the Task Force were purely voluntary from residents because they realized that storing was a violation of the law. He said, with many residents handing over to the Yonarhanud 3/Yby Task Force, it was proven that the people in North Maluku had realized and were voluntarily handing over their organic weapons to the officers. Before the 89 rifles he received on May 24, 2023, his party received a long-barreled Assembled weapon by the initials of a resident of Bere-Bere Village, North Morotai District, Morotai Islands Regency, to Lt. Ckm dr. Emanuel Pratita Kharisma Sakta at the Pam Rahwan North Maluku Task Force Kotis Post Yonarhanud 3/YBY. "Where last Friday, our doctor on duty also received 2 long-barreled homemade weapons and 1 short-barreled homemade weapon from LK, a resident of Gorua Village," said Achmad Yani when contacted, Antara, Thursday, May 25. Still at Kotis Post on Thursday, May 18, 1 homemade long-barreled weapon, 23 rounds of cal ammunition. 7.62 mm, 1 rounds of cal.5.56 mm ammunition and 1 piece of calnal ammunition were handed over. 12.7 mm from “ WAL” residents of Wosia Village, Tobelo Tengah District to Serma Riyanto and Prada Supriyanto. Tegas Dansatgas. Meanwhile, Pasi Intel Task Force Yonarhanud 3/Yby First Lieutenant Arh Dwi Iswantoro added that at the SSK IV line post On Monday (15/5/2023) he had received 1 short-barreled weapon, 5 9 mm caliber ammunition and 1 5.56 mm caliber ammunition from “ FA” residents of Akeatu Village, kao bay sub-district, received by Serda Gesta Yudha and Prada Niko Saputra. Then, on Tuesday (16/5/2023), the Tosoa post received 3 long-barreled homemade weapons from “ ROB” residents of Gamsida Village, South Ibu District, received by Lt. Agus M. and Prada Armyantoni. Separately, at the Darume Post on Wednesday (17/5/2023), 1 homemade long-barreled weapon from “ WL” a resident of Darume Village, North Loloda District received by Kopda Sumardi and Pratu Ryan Hanafi. Intel statement. As of Thursday (25/5/2023), 89 weapons were handed over to the North Maluku Pamrahwan Task Force, Yonarhanud 3/Yby with details of 84 homemade weapons, 5 organic weapons, 298 rounds of ammunition and 14 explosives consisting of 10 grenades and 4 mines.