Inp.polri.go.id - Jayapura. The Damai Cartenz Task Force arrested two suspected ammunition smugglers believed to be supplying the armed criminal group (KKB) on Thursday (17/7/2025) at Jayapura Port, Papua.
“We seized 16 rounds of 7.62mm caliber ammunition from the suspects, identified as Yopi Balingga and Oknis Faluk,” said Brigadier General Faizal Rahmadani, the Commander of Operation Damai Cartenz, in a phone interview with antaranews.com.
Authorities acted on intelligence that the pair was traveling from Biak to Jayapura aboard the KM Sinabung vessel. Both men are now under intensive interrogation.
“We are investigating possible links between the suspects and the armed criminal group that receives the ammunition,” Chief Faizal added.
He urged the public to report suspicious activities and help maintain security in the region. Surveillance will also be increased across maritime routes and ports identified as vulnerable smuggling corridors.
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