Monday, April 07, 2008

Detainee Information Leads NP To Cache

Multi-National Division – Center PAO

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq – Policemen from 3rd Brigade, 1st National Police Division, secured a weapons cache April 4 in Jabr al Ansari after receiving information from a detainee.
The cache consisted of rockets, PKC machine guns, a SGM light machine gun, a mortar tube, mortar and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.
“This cache find takes dangerous munitions off the streets of Iraq and improves security for both Coalition forces and the Iraqi citizens,” said 1st Lt. Christopher Scogin, from San Antonio, Texas, Headquarters Troop, 3-1 Cav. Regt.