Weapons in the Wrong Hands

Many Pindad weapons are in circulation in conflict areas. In Poso, illegal arms dealers operated like salesmen.

September 8, 2009

A WOODEN house at Lorong Cendana, Jalan Basuki Rahmat, South Poso, is filled with police officers. The neighbors can only watch from a distance.

At the home of this fried chips vendor, the police are digging up the floor. They were successful: a cache of assault rifles including American M16s, Russian AK-47s, and SS1s produced by PT Pindad were discovered. The police also found Pindad-made ammunition among the rifles.

This took place in April 2

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