MAGWAY DIVISION –Weapons and ammunition belonging to the Eagle Brigade People Defence Force were seized by junta soldiers twice in one day, according to an official of the Eagle Brigade PDF..
The junta troops seized the ammunition, which was were secretly transported by Pyae Madine Express from Myawaddy to Pakokku in the afternoon on Sunday May 28 based on an informant.
At around 4:30 p.m., a woman PDF supporter was abducted by the junta council when she transported the ammunition along with the boxes of shrimp paste at In Pin Gate, about six miles northwest of Pakokku.
“We are deeply investigating whether the information was leaked or not. Our ammunition was seized twice within a day, and the second time a supporter was also abducted the second time,” said an official.
The seized weapons include includes one M4-AR 15, 12 ammunition, eight 40MM grenades, over 1,300 5.56mm weapons, three uniforms with Eagles Brigade insignia, 50 shirts with the group’s logo, 36 group scarves, 22 badges and four brooches, worth over MMK 50 million.