Jayapura, Papua, Feb. 11 -- A joint task force in Papua's Yahukimo District seized a homemade long-barreled rifle near Jalan Gunung, Kali T Complex, Dekai, Brig. Gen. Faizal Rahmadani said Wednesday.

The weapon was secured by personnel from the Operation Peace Cartenz Task Force and Yahukimo Police on Tuesday, February 2, at 2:33 p.m., following a tip from local residents.

"Led by Commissioner Sarraju of the task force's Law Enforcement Division and accompanied by First Inspector Samuel Yunus of Yahukimo Police intelligence, the team immediately went to the site to investigate and secure the weapon," Faizal said.

Investigators found the rifle behind an abandoned house near the reported location and confiscated it as evidence.

The weap...