It is true the joint group has effectively foiled a gun trade including a Brimob officer, recognized as Chief Brigadier JH, who is being kept in (cops) custody in Jayapura
Jayapura, Papua – Papua Provincial Cops Chief Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw confirmed, Friday, that a military and police personnel team had foiled the trade of assault rifles involving a Police’s Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officer in Nabire.
” It holds true that the joint group has effectively foiled a firearm trade including a Brimob officer, identified as Chief Brigadier JH, who is being kept in (authorities) custody in Jayapura,” he mentioned.
The joint group is carrying out an extensive probe into the case, including the possibility of the attack rifles being sold to an armed civilian group in the province, he mentioned.
Waterpauw revealed that the cops had actually considering that long gotten information on the gun trade.
The assault rifle trade came to the light after the Brimob officer was found bring 2 attack rifles in Nabire.
” From the confession of his good friend, acting as a broker, six firearm transactions were performed,” he specified.
Waterpauw declared that the guns will be offered to an individual or a group of individuals to disturb peace and public order and to contend civilians and security personnel.
He is now on the method to Jayapura,” he mentioned.
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