Troopers from the 71st Infantry Battalion, a field unit of the 10th Infantry Division, has recovered two New People's Army (NPA) landmines weighing three kilograms each during patrol operations at Purok 3, Barangay Pangibiran, Mabini town, Compostela Valley last Aug. 17.
Belated reports from Maj. Jake Obligado, 10th Civil-Military Operation Battalion commander, said that around 72 meters of electrical wire was also confiscated.
He added the discovery and seizure of these anti-personnel weapon was made possible by information provided by a concerned resident of the place.
"Immediately after the report, the area was cordoned by the 71st Infantry Battalion personnel for the safety of passersby and motorists while said landmines were recovered from the area by the explosive ordnance disposal team," Obligado stressed.
He added that the usage of these weapons shows the NPAs’ extreme defiance of the Comprehensive Agreement for the Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHIHL) where it is specifically stated in Part 3, Art. 2 that landmines should be banned.
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