TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Cartenz Peace Task Force arrested a member of the separatist group TPNPB OPM (West Papua National Liberation Army - Free Papua Movement), Male Telenggen, on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
However, the member of the Armed Criminal Group (KKB), as the government refers to the OPM, was arrested without a weapon.
Cartenz Peace Task Force Operations Chief, Brigadier General Faizal Rahmadani, stated that the team is continuing to search for and investigate the whereabouts of the firearm held by Male Telenggen.
"This investigation is being conducted to recover the firearm held by the KKB," said Faizal Rahmadani in Jayapura on Monday, July 21, 2025.
Male was arrested last Saturday in Wuyuneri Village, Puncak Jaya Regency, Central Papua. "Male Telenggen's whereabouts in Wuyuneri were discovered through aerial surveillance," he said.
He said Male Telenggen is suspected of involvement in a series of shootings of civilians and Indonesian Army soldiers in Puncak Jaya Regency, Central Papua.
The two cases involving the young man were the shooting of Sergeant Jefri on August 15, 2024, at the Luguneri Village Sports Center, Pagaleme District, and the shooting that killed civilian Edi Hermanto at the Mulia City Central Market on July 12, 2025.
During his final act, Male Telenggen acted as a motorcyclist carrying the shooter, Nanubingga Enumbi.
Male Telenggen was a member of the Yambi Armed Forces (KKB) in Puncak Regency, under the command of Lekagak Telenggen.
Ammunition for the OPM
The Head of the Cartenz Peace Law Enforcement Task Force, Senior Commissioner I Gusti Gede Era Adhinata, stated that 16 rounds of ammunition were confiscated from two civilians, suspected of being destined for a separatist group in Yahukimo.
The 7.62 mm ammunition came from two men who had just disembarked from the KM Sinabung at Jayapura port on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
The two men arrested are Yopi Balingga and Oknis Faluk, Era Adhinata told Antara in Jayapura on Friday.
Investigators are still questioning the two men to uncover their network.
The origin of the 16 rounds of ammunition is still unknown as the investigation is ongoing.
"The Cartenz Peace Task Force will work to uncover the network supplying ammunition to the armed criminal group (KKB)," said Senior Commissioner Era Adhinata.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Cartenz Peace Task Force Public Relations, Senior Commissioner Yusuf Sutejo, separately expressed his hope that the public would support security forces by providing information regarding suspicious activities that could potentially disrupt security in Papua.
"We urge the public to work together to maintain security stability, because citizen involvement in reporting suspicious activities is crucial to preventing crime, including the smuggling of firearms and ammunition," said Yusuf Sutejo.
Yopi Balingga and Oknis Faluk were both passengers on the KM Sinabung from Biak to Jayapura. Shortly after the ship docked at the port and the passengers disembarked, they were arrested along with 16 rounds of ammunition.
The Head of Operations for the Cartenz Peace Task Force, Brigadier General Faizal Rahmadani, stated that the arrest of the two suspected ammunition smugglers was made after his team received information about their whereabouts.
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