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Densus 88 Find Bunker to Hide and Store Weapons in Upik's House

By Cpiet Jumat, 18 Desember 2020 Pengunjung (168) 2 Mins Read
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Jakarta - The Indonesian Police Anti-terror Special Detachment Team (Densus) found a bunker, which was used by one of the suspected terrorists from the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) group to hide and store various kinds of firearms. The bunker is located at the residence of Taufik Bulaga alias Upik Lawanga in Lampung. "The evidence that was confiscated from Upik's house contained homemade weapons and a bunker at his house. Tomorrow the Head of Penum will come to Lampung, with media friends who will see what the bunker looks like. To understand," said Inspector General Head of the Public Relations Division of the Indonesian National Police. Police Prabowo Argo Yuwono during a press conference at the National Police Criminal Investigation Unit Building, Friday (18/12). Argo explained, Upik Lawanga has the ability to assemble bombs with high explosive power, assemble firearms, and have military capabilities. His admission to the police, Upik Lawanga, has been asked since August 2020 to assemble weapons. Argo did not say who ordered. "There is an order from the leadership, starting in August 2020, please make weapons. The problem is when you don't know. The person concerned has already prepared, there is an order to make weapons," he said. Argo said, Upik Lawanga often moved places to avoid being chased by officers. One of the areas visited was Lampung. "Yesterday he was in Lampung, he was selling ducks to raise money, bought him a house," he said. Argo explained, Upik Lawanga can also be called a professor because he can see and study the characteristics of the area. Likewise, the matter of designing a bomb. "For example in Poso many people use flashlights at night for lighting. So the person concerned makes the bomb like a flashlight," he said. Upik Lawanga was a member of JI who was the mastermind behind several terrorist bombs, such as the Tentena bomb, the Gor Poso bomb, the Central Market bomb and a series of other acts of terror between 2004 and 2006. Now Upik Lawanga has been sent to prison. Apart from Upik Lawanga, Densus 88 also managed to capture a big fugitive, namely Zulkarnain alias Arif Sunarso who was the Commander of Askari Jamaah Islamiyah.
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