Hundreds of Bullet Casings Found Scattered on Sidoarjo Road

Residents in the Balongbendo area of Sidoarjo, East Java, were startled on Thursday afternoon by the discovery of roughly 1.5 kilograms of sharp, spent bullet casings strewn across a local highway. The ammunition, found without casings, was scattered directly in front of the Singkalan gas station on Jalan Raya Singkalan.

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Initially, the witness was walking from east to west intending to get gasoline and at the crime scene saw sharp spent casings scattered on the highway in front of the Singkalan gas station.

The incident began when a village waste collector, Novi, was traveling near the location. While preparing to refuel her vehicle, she noticed the suspicious metal objects on the road. Concerned, Novi gathered the scattered casings and reported them to the gas station's security personnel, who then alerted the police.

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Then the witness collected the casings and put them in a plastic bag. Because they suspected that what was collected were casings, the witness reported it to the Singkalan gas station security officer and it was forwarded to the Balongbendo Police.

Balongbendo Police Chief Kompol Sugeng Sulistiyono confirmed that officers were dispatched to the scene to process the area and secure the evidence. The collected bullet casings, weighing approximately 1.5 kilograms, have been taken to the local police station for further analysis. Police are currently investigating the origin of the ammunition and are seeking anyone who may claim ownership, though no one has officially come forward.

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To date, all the evidence of spent sharp bullet casings weighing approximately 1.5 kilograms has been confiscated and taken to the local police headquarters for further examination.