RB has built an arms trafficking network in the Philippines. The unlawful weapons are smuggled by the sea into Manado, North Sulawesi. From the city, they are then carried to Sorong, Manokwari (West Papua), and Nabire (Papua)
Manokwari, W Papua – West Papua authorities warded off an effort by an underground arms distribute to trade weapons and ammo smuggled from the Philippines and jailed three individuals, consisting of a homemaker, over their participation in the event.
The suspects, identified by their initials as SM, SK, and RB, smuggled 6 weapons, 3 publications, and 43 bullets (.45 caliber) into West Papua through Manado in North Sulawesi and Sorong in West Papua, the province’s authorities chief, Inspector General Tornagogo Sihombing, stated here on Tuesday.
While 2 of the suspects were West Papua homeowners, one was living in North Sulawesi, he stated.
The trans-border criminal offense was uncovered by an unique group of private investigators from the West Papua Authorities’s General Criminal Examination Directorate, Sihombing notified.
A homemaker from North Sulawesi was amongst the suspects apprehended in the operation, which was being performed given that November 3, 2020, he stated adding, some unlawful weapons may have been smuggled into Papua province.
From the city, they are then transported to Sorong, Manokwari (West Papua), and Nabire (Papua),” he informed.
Sihombing stated the arms trafficking case was not the very first for West Papua. A comparable case had actually been managed in the past, and those accountable for the criminal activity had been hauled into court, he added.
” We have repeatedly dealt with arms trafficking cases. The newest case is not related to home-made weapons, however manufactured ones. We are making every effort to reveal other suspects belonging to RB’s networks,” he stated.
The West Papua police will closely coordinate with the North Sulawesi police to discover the arms smuggling operation, and with Papua cops to punish those responsible for dispersing and trading prohibited weapons, he elaborated.
” We need to prevent those weapons from falling into the hands of armed Papuan bad guys,” he added.
The Indonesian province of Papua has actually continued to bear witness to a vicious cycle of violence, with armed Papuan criminal groups in the districts of Intan Jaya and Nduga targeting civilians and security workers over the previous few months.
Intan Jaya tape-recorded its bloodiest month in September this year, with armed groups introducing a series of attacks in the area that claimed the lives of two soldiers and 2 civilians and injured two others. (INE)
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