US army explosives found in La Union

From Malaya Business Insight (Mar 14): US army explosives found in La Union

A LARGE cache of explosives with the markings “US Corps of Engineers” was found at the shoreline of Luna town in La Union.

Luna town police investigator SPO2 Aniceto Aragon said the explosives were discovered by Marcel Nelmida last Friday while scavenging at the shores of Barangay Magallanes.

Aragon said Nelmida, 40, was collecting recyclable materials in the area when he saw his son, Justin, playing with a rounded object.

Aragon said Nelmida checked the object and saw it bore markings of “high explosives” TNT,” “1/2 pound,” and “USA Corps of Engineers.”

Aragon said Nelmida checked the area where his son found the object and saw some more explosives, which were covered by sand, prompting him to report the matter to the local police.

“Nu’ng tiningnan ng ama, marami pala, so ang ginawa niya, tinabunan muna ng lupa at saka nagreport samin,” said Aragon.

Aragon said the Luna police station later coordinated with the Explosives and Ordnance Disposal of the PNP Ilocos regional police office which later retrieved a total of 88 pieces of explosives.

Aragon could not immediately say how the explosives got into the area.

“Hindi namin alam. Dating mataas ‘yung lupa dun, ngayon dahil sa pagkuha ng bato, bumaba nang bumaba ‘yung lupa dun,” he said.

The explosives are currently in the custody of the PNP regional office in La Union for safekeeping. Aragon could not immediately say if coordination was already made with US authorities about the recovery of the explosives.

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