OPERATING troops of Joint Task Force (JTF)-Central have recovered a machine used in fabricating rifles and other crew-served weapons in Maguindanao del Sur, a top military official said Tuesday, June 20, 2023.
Major General Alex Rillera, JTF-Central commander, said the fabricating machine was recovered in an abandoned nipa house in Elian village, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, on Saturday, June 17.
Rillera said the fabricating machine allegedly belongs to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters-Karialan Faction.
He attributed the recovery of the fabricating machine to the informants whose timely information led to the recovery of the war-making materials.
The recovered fabricating machine was deposited at the 92nd Infantry Battalion supply room for technical inspection and safekeeping.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant General Roy Galido, commander of the Western Mindanao Command, commended the efforts of the JTF-Central troops to free the communities from tools of violence.
"Rest assured that Team Westmincom will not stop until our area of operation is free from adversities," Galido said. (SunStar Zamboanga)