inp.polri.go.id - Papua. The Damai Cartenz Operation Task Force (ODC) Team shot dead a member of the Armed Criminal Group (KKB) and nephew of Egianus Kogoya named Pionus Gwijangge.
He died during a gunfight with the 2025 Damai Cartenz Operation Law Enforcement Task Force, in Pugima Village, Welalegama District, Jayawijaya Regency, Papua Mountains.
Head of Damai Cartenz Operation, Brigadier General Faizal Ramadhani, stated that Pionus Gwijangge suffered a gunshot wound to the right chest. After being shot, he fell into a ravine and died.
"His body has been evacuated to Wamena Regional Hospital using an ambulance, then taken to Sinakma to the Woken Complex in Sapalek Village, Papua District," said Faizal Ramadhani on Thursday (6/12/2025).
In the statement released by Egianus Kogoya, he admitted that two of his members were missing. One of them has been identified as Pionus Gwijangge, while the other has not been found until now and is suspected of having a broken leg.
From the scene of the incident, officers also secured evidence in the form of two ounces of marijuana suspected of belonging to Egianus Kogoya.
On the other hand, based on the examination of Egianus Kogoya's cellphone which had been successfully secured, found documentation of photos and videos showing Egianus in his marijuana garden in Kurima District, Yahukimo Regency.
"The garden is strongly suspected of being managed by KKB Egianus Kogoya and his group, and the harvested marijuana has been packaged in packages ready for distribution," he concluded.
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