ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / June 19, 2013) – The local police force on Wednesday received 75 automatic rifles and a pair of motorcycle and thousands of munitions from the Zamboanga City government, officials said.
Officials said the weapons were handed over to Senior Superintendent Edwin de Ocampo during a ceremony at the police headquarters.
The donation of M4 rifles will add to the firepower of the local police force in its campaign against criminality.
Chief Inspector Ariel Huesca, a regional police spokesman, said part of the donations was 10,352 rounds of ammunition for M16 automatic rifles; 10,351 rounds of ammunition for 9mm pistol and 300 magazines.
Police did not say whether the rifles were locally made or imported, or how much was the cost of the donations. (Mindanao Examiner)
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