Maluku Brimob get AK-101 rifles

Maluku Brimob get AK-101 rifles

AMBON, Maluku: To replace the aging weapons of its Mobile
Brigade personnel in Maluku, the National Police dispatched some
200 AK-101 rifles for officers on duty in the province, the
deputy chief of the Maluku Police, Sr. Comr. Tommy Yacobus, said
on Thursday.

Tommy said the old rifles were in very poor condition and
often caused troubles for their users. The old rifles were
produced by the Army's ammunitions and weapons company PT Pindad.

The new rifles arrived two weeks ago aboard the KM Tasikmas,
he said.

According to Tommy, the Russian-made weapons were cheaper than
the old SS-1, which cost the same as two AK-101 rifles. (49)