Miami
September 2, 2008
Story: 10,000 blasting caps and 3,000 meters detonating cord confiscated in Zamboanga City
About 100,000 blasting caps and 3,000 meters of detonating cord were confiscated at around 1:00 pm of September 2, 2008 in a warehouse in Zamboanga City.
According to Zamboanga City Police Office director Sr. Supt. Lurimer Detran, the blasting caps and the detonating cord can be used as part of an improvised explosives device.
The blasting caps and detonating cord was found inside in Pambato Cargo Forwarder in Veterans Avenue, barangay Tetuan, Zamboanga City.
The cargo were transported from Manila but remained unclaimed since Friday, August 29, triggering suspicions that it contained illegal materials.
Then based on intelligence report gathered by PNP there is a cargo from Manila bound to Zamboanga which contains materials that can be used as IED.
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and Zamboanga Police coordinated and able to find the said cargo.
The said cargo was only addressed to “public market” and it was sent by a certain Binhor Mansun. The police are now looking for Mansun.
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