INDONESIA: Police confiscated a package containing weapons at Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar, South Sulawesi, after it arrived on board Garuda cargo flight GA 620 from Bali to Palu, Central Sulawesi.
Maros Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Muhammad Nur Didik Andiono said Saturday x-ray checks on the package Friday showed an image of a gun, but when the package was opened there were various sharp weapons inside. On its manifest, the package was said to contain agriculture tools.
"When we opened the package, there was a gun-shaped object inside which was loaded with eight taji (small sharp knives) and another box filled with another eight taji. The package also contained four bullet shells, 31 sickles, five knives and two machetes," Andiono said.
Andiono said the package was sent by someone identified only as SD with an address in Asah Duren village in Pekutatan district, Jembrana regency, Bali. The package was addressed to WS in Palu.
When asked whether the package may have been intended for use in a terrorist act, Andiono declined to comment, saying the case was still being investigated. -- JP
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