The Findings Of Pineapple Grenades And Bullets Legacy Of War At The Tasikmalaya Residents' House Were Destroyed By The Police

Police destroyed grenades and bullets in Tenjowarnin, Salawu District, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java, Monday (23/10/2023). (ANTARA/HO-Polsek Salawu)

TASIKMALAYA - Police destroyed pineapple grenades and dozens of mandated bullets suspected of being relics of the war era. A number of these objects were found in a resident's house in Salawu District, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java (West Java), Monday, October 23.

The head of the Salawu Police, Iptu Dedi Darsono, said that the West Java Police Mobile Brigade Gegana Team had been destroyed because it was considered dangerous for the safety of people.

"It has been detonated, it has only been completed by the West Java Regional Police Gegana," said Dedi in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Monday, October 23, confiscated by Antara.

He said the police secured a pineapple grenade and dozens of bullets found in a cupboard of residents' houses in Kampung Pangkalan, Tenjowaringin Village, Salawu District.

The ancient relics, he continued, belonged to a veteran who had died, then his son found them while cleaning his house.

"One grenade, the same bullet, which has a veteran," he said.

Previously, the owner of Budiana's house with his wife Sumiati was cleaning the house of her late parents, Sunday, October 22, then found grenades and bullets in a sack in a wardrobe.

"He saw something in the sack, because he was curious and then the sack was opened, and it turned out that there was a grenade and dozens of bullets," said Dedi.

He conveyed that residents who found the dangerous items were immediately reported to the police, then a team from the Tasikmalaya Police immediately secured the location of the house.

Furthermore, a team from the West Java Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) evacuated the goods for further destruction and it was confirmed that the house was no longer dangerous.