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Date Released: 02 Feb 2009


Arms cache, war materiel found in Zamboanga


An arms cache and several war materiel were found by the members of the Army's Alpha Company, 53rd Infantry Battalion at Purok 5, Brgy. Ocapan, San Miguel, Zamboanga Del Sur at 4 a.m. on January 25.

Troops found an improvised M14 rifle, two Garand rifles, a Homemade shotgun, a .357 Revolver, 53 rounds of live ammunition for M14 rifle, three short magazines for M16 rifle, an O2N radio transceiver, three radio transceiver of unknown brand, and several medical paraphernalia and voluminous subversive documents.

The recovered war materiel were deposited at the 53rd IB headquarters for safekeeping and proper disposition; while the subversive documents are now being exploited.

Troops continued scouring the area for other possible discoveries. #


 

   

 

 
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