Police say MNLF faction behind illegal firearms seized in Sarangani

Sarangani Province. Map courtesy of Google GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 17 January) – Authorities have linked an alleged faction of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) to the seizure last…

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Authorities have linked an alleged faction of the Moro National Liberation Front to the seizure last Jan. 7 of illegal high-powered firearms from an Indonesian national and two other Filipinos at a checkpoint in Kiamba town, Sarangani province.

The Police Regional Office-12 earlier said it was tracking down the source of the firearms and possible groups and personalities involved in the illegal activity. He said Gobay reportedly gained entry into the Philippines from West Papua New Guinea province in Indonesia via Jakarta and then to Manila.

The West Papua National Liberation Army, labeled by Indonesia as a terrorist and armed criminal group, is the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, which had long been seeking independence from Indonesia.

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