Gunmaker arrested

Gunmaker arrested

PURWAKARTA, West Java: Local police arrested a gunmaker on
Wednesday, seizing two firearms and a considerable amount of
ammunition from his hut in Sawahkulon village in the regency.

Purwakarta Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Elan Subilan said the
suspect, identified as Arp, 35, was arrested after police
conducted a raid in the village.

He said that, previously, police had arrested another gun
maker, identifies as Us, and seized three guns ready for sale to
pig hunters in the regency.

Elan said that Arp admitted to producing the guns for a man
claiming to be a journalist, who is still at large, at a price of
Rp 1 million per unit.

"He also admitted that the hut he was staying in was rented
from a villager," Elan said, adding that local police would
intensify an operation to uncover illegal guns in an effort to
reduce violent robberies and other crimes in the regency.
--Antara