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Island in focus: Papua police seize ammunition, firearms
Police on Wednesday seized ammunition, two government-issued firearms and an airsoft gun from two houses in Sentani, Jayapura regency, Papua
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olice on Wednesday seized ammunition, two government-issued firearms and an airsoft gun from two houses in Sentani, Jayapura regency, Papua.
'We raided two houses and found hundreds of rounds of ammunition, two firearms and an airsoft gun,' Jayapura Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Sondang Siagian told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
The raids were conducted between 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. local time after police had received information that the houses were used to stash ammunition and firearms.
A student identified only as RS was arrested on Tuesday for carrying firearms. Questioning of the student indicated that people carrying firearms and ammunition often stayed at the two houses.
'The house owners, Werius Enumbi, Dorce Enumbi and Simson Tabuni, are currently being investigated for possible connections to the contraband,' said Sondang.
