Gov’t troops seize alleged NPA explosives cache in Camarines Norte

July 1, 2020

Government troops seized a big number of explosives believed to be owned by New People's Army (NPA) in Camarines Norte on Monday, a military official said on Wednesday.

Capt. John Paul Belleza, public affairs officer of the 9th Infantry Division, said "after receiving a tip-off from concerned citizens, the combined forces from 96th Infantry Battalion (96IB) and Camarines Norte Police Provincial Office conducted joint law enforcement operations that led to the recovery of stockpile of explosives and its components and several terrorists’ propaganda materials" in Labo , Camarines Norte around 12:30 pm.

"Seized in the area are 761 TNT tubes, 400 meters detonating cords and several materials used by the CTG (communist terrorist group) for their propaganda dissemination," he said.

 Major Gen. Henry Robinson Jr., head of Joint Task Force Bicolandia, extends its gratitude to the concerned citizens who provided the information. He commended the government troops for the immediate action that led to the seizure of  explosives and propaganda materials.

Robinson said the rebels were supposed to use the explosives for their terrorist  acts in Camarines Norte and in the entire Bicol region. Robina Asido/DMS