Gov’t forces recover arms cache in Camarines Sur
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LEGAZPI CITY — Government forces on Tuesday, Oct. 25, found an arms cache in a mountainous area in Ragay town Camarines Sur province.
Colonel Julius Caesar Domingo, Camarines Sur police chief, reported Wednesday that police and Army troops were on a combat operation at 5:45 p.m. when they found four M16 rifles, an M14 rifle, 16 cans of an improvised explosive device, 30 meters long detonation wire, two aluminum long magazine for M16 rifle, a magazine for M16 rifle, 160 live ammunitions for caliber 5.56 and A2 M16 rifles, a buffer tube with spring for A2 M16 rifle, and an unserviceable handheld radio.
The police said they did not specify the exact village in the report for security purposes.
The firearms were turned over to the Provincial Forensic Unit for ballistic examination and comparison with existing ballistics records.
