Police Arrest Again Ammunition Suppliers To KKB In Jayapura

DOCUMENTATION/Yalimo Police arrested the perpetrators of the smuggling of firearms of the FN type along with 615 rounds of ammunition for the Nduga KKB/PHOTO: Public Relations of the Papuan Police

JAYAPURA - The Papuan Police Team has again arrested a civilian suspected of supplying ammunition to armed groups in Papua.

"Saturday, July 2 has indeed arrested LT, a resident of Jayapura who is suspected of being a distributor of ammunition to M, State Civil Apparatus (ASN) who was arrested in Yalimo", said Director of Criminal Investigation at the Papua Police, Commissioner Faizal Rahmadani, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, July 5.

LT's arrest was the result of an investigation into M, an ASN from Nduga Regency. The LT was tasked with handing over the ammunition obtained from two members of the Indonesian Army.

"The two members of the Indonesian Army have been detained by the Military Police of Military Area Command XVII/Cenderawasih", said Rahmadani.

Meanwhile, the two civilians who have been detained are still being investigated to reveal their network.

M was arrested in Elelim, Yalimo Regency, along with 615 bullets of various calibers, which were to be supplied to the Nduga armed group led by Egianus Kogoya, who is currently suspected of being short of ammunition.