Jakarta, Oct. 29 -- Indonesian Marines serving with a joint Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border security task force have recovered weapons and equipment suspected of belonging to an armed rebel group in Papua Highlands Province.

The discoveries were made between Oct. 25 and Oct. 27 in the Kali Braza area of Dekai Subdistrict, Yahukimo District, according to an official Marine Corps statement received on Thursday.

Marine Corps spokesperson Col. Rana Karyana said the operation began after troops received intelligence regarding suspected weapons caches.

Acting on local tips, the troops from the Gobang IX unit of Marine Battalion 3 searched remote areas along Kali Braza and inspected locations suspected of serving as stopovers for the armed ...