AFP overruns Quirino NPA camp

TUGUEGARAO, Cagayan, Philippines — Government troopers recovered high-powered firearms after it overran a New People’s Army (NPA) camp in Sitio Pulang Lupa, Barangay Disumungal, Nagtipunan, Quirino yesterday.

Five M16 and two M14 rifles, various types of ammunition, police uniforms and combat boots were recovered from the abandoned NPA lair, according to Superintendent Mario Espino, Cagayan Valley police director.

Espino said the camp was the jump-off point of rebels who attacked the Maddela police station last year. The raid left a police officer dead and two others wounded.