Arms and ammunition seized in Mongkoe

Nay Pyi Taw December 6

Government troops, while conducting area clearance operations in Mongkoe, seized arms and ammunition of joint armed groups yesterday, according to a press release of the Office of the Commander- in-Chief.

The reinforced columns had arrived in Mongkoe the day before and have been launching area clearance operations since then. They seized the arms and ammunition in a house in Ward-2. The arms and ammunition, which had been abandoned by withdrawing joint armed groups, included one RPG, three M-22s, assorted cartridges, six grenades and one land mine. Since the  reinforcement, government troops have seized 22 assorted weapons, 300 rounds of bullets, 14 cartridges, six grenades and one land mine.

The Myawady Daily