MAGUINDANAO, Philippines — A joint Army-police team dismantled Tuesday a makeshift firearms repair shop of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. Personnel of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the 33rd Infantry Battalion, the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion and the police’s 4th Special Action Battalion found gun parts, gunsmith tools and assorted ammunition in the firearm repair shop. Their gun shop was immediately dismantled. I’m thankful to the CIDG-BARMM for its extensive role in this operation that led to the seizure of gun parts, tools and ammunition hidden in that shop," Sobejana said. Agents of CIDG-BARMM led by Col. James Gulmatico earlier arrested BIFF gunsmiths in operations early this year in towns in the second district of Maguindanao.

Source: Philippine Star June 12, 2019 03:55 UTC