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Ammo found in Jakarta airport belongs to Papua Police
The Jakarta Police confirmed on Wednesday that a large supply of ammunition confiscated at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport belonged to the West Papua Police
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he Jakarta Police confirmed on Wednesday that a large supply of ammunition confiscated at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport belonged to the West Papua Police.
Jakarta Police spokesperson Mohammad Iqbal said that their investigation revealed that the ammunition was ordered by West Papua Police for training activities.
'{The ammunition] is used for training. The documents have been checked and they are valid because there is an order for the issuance of the ammunition to the West Papua Police,' Iqbal said, as quoted by tribunnews.com.
Iqbal's statement brushed aside previous allegations that the ammunition was for Papuan separatists
Iqbal said the Jakarta Police decided to confiscate the ammunition in the first place because the officer who packed the bullets failed to provide the necessary documents.
Confiscated ammunition consists of 575 .38-caliber bullets, 1,000 7.51-caliber bullets, 500 .19-caliber bullets and 877 .45-caliber bullets. These bullets were scheduled to be sent off to Papua using a Garuda Indonesia plane on Monday night. (ika)(++++)
