JAYAPURA – In a period of less than 2 x 24 hours, the joint team of the Task Force Police Operation Peace Cartenz together with the personnel of the Papua Regional Police and the Jayapura City Police has succeeded in securing and confiscating a short-barreled firearm type Sig Sauer along with five rounds of ammunition from a man with the initials PW (20). PW was arrested on Friday (11/6/2026) in Hamadi area, Jayapura City.
Head of Public Relations of Operation Peace Cartenz, Chief Commissioner of Police Yusuf Sutejo, S.I.K., M.T., when interviewed by the media, Saturday (11/7/2026), explained that the incident began on Wednesday (11/4/2026), when a member of the Papua Regional Police had a traffic accident while on his way to work.
“At the time of the incident, the perpetrator was suspected of pretending to help a member of the Papua Regional Police who had an accident. However, the perpetrator actually took the firearm that the member brought and then fled,” explained the Task Force Public Relations.
The incident was reported to the Heram Police Station through Police Report Number: LP/B/663/XI/2026/SPKT/Heram Police Station/Jayapura City Police/Papu Papua Police, dated November 4, 2026.
Following up on the report, joint personnel conducted an investigation and development until they succeeded in identifying and arresting PW in the Hamadi area.
The Head of Public Relations explained, based on the results of the initial inspection, PW admitted to keeping the firearm in a field in the Genyem area, Jayapura Regency. The joint team then carried out the development to the location and found a Sig Sauer firearm along with a magasin containing five 9 mm caliber ammunition hidden in the ground, precisely under a hut.
“PW is known to be a student at one of the universities in Jayapura City. Currently, the person concerned with the evidence has been brought to the Heram Police to undergo further examination and legal proceedings,” said the Head of Public Relations.
Investigators are still investigating the motive of the theft and the possibility of involvement of other parties, including investigating the alleged involvement of the perpetrator with an armed criminal group (KKB) in the Papua region.
For his actions, PW can be suspected by Article 477 paragraph (1) letter d of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code, related to the alleged theft committed during a road traffic accident, with the threat of a maximum prison sentence of 7 (seven) years. In addition, PW can also be suspected with Article 306 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code, related to the alleged possession, storage, or possession of firearms and ammunition without rights, with the threat of a maximum prison sentence of 15 (fifteen) years.
The application of the article will be determined based on the results of the investigation, facts, and evidence obtained by the investigator in accordance with the applicable legal provisions.
The Public Relations Head urged the public not to take, store, or control other people’s belongings that were found at the crime scene. The public is expected to immediately hand over items that are not their rights to the police to be handled in accordance with the law.
“We expect the cooperation of the community to continue to comply with the rules and not to commit illegal acts that can harm themselves or others. Because in fact, the police together with the community maintain security and peace in Papua,” concluded the Head of Public Relations Chief Commissioner of Police Yusuf Sutejo, S.I.K., M.T.
Meanwhile, Head of Operations Peace Cartenz-2026 Inspector General of Police. Faizal Ramadhani, S.Sos., S.I.K., M.H., emphasized that the disclosure of the case is a form of commitment to the authorities in maintaining security and upholding the law in the Papua region.
“We will follow up on any form of criminal act in accordance with the applicable legal provisions. We invite all elements of the community to jointly maintain the security and order situation so that it remains conducive. The presence of the National Police is not only to enforce the law, but also to provide protection, care, and service to the community,” said Kaops.
