Police post upgraded

Thu, 11 Jan 1996

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: The police post in the mining town of Tembagapura has been upgraded to a special precinct which also oversees the newly inaugurated town of Kuala Kencana.

Chief of Irian Jaya Police Brig. Gen. Muharsipin told Antara that the expansion of the Tembagapura, the center of a huge mining operation, necessitates special police handling.

This will be the second police precinct in the Timika regency. The first one oversees security and order in the Timika town nearby.

The huge copper and gold mining operation is run by PT Freeport Indonesia, an American-Indonesian joint venture. (emb)

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