Army troops recover 6 high-powered firearms in Ifugao

From ABS-CBN (Jun 2): Army troops recover 6 high-powered firearms in Ifugao

Army troops from the 54th Infantry Battalion recovered six high-powered firearms in a clash with more or less 20 fully armed New People's Army (NPA) at Barangay Butac, Aguinaldo, Ifugao at 5:20 a.m. on Sunday.

The recovered firearms were three M16 assault rifles, two M14 rifles and a M203 grenade launcher.

Authorities from 5th Infantry Division said the successful operation stemmed from an information from within the NPA, which resulted in a firefight between the troops and the NPA belonging to KLG MARCO under Artos Talastas, also known as Libre or Layden.

Several NPA members were also reported to have sent surrender feelers to authorities but were prevented by other NPA members.

The leadership of the Army's 5th Infantry Division commended the troops involved in the successful conduct of security operations in Ifugao.

The intensified conduct of security operations of the 5th Infantry Division is in line with the continuing efforts of the soldiers to secure communities from threats.

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