BUTUAN CITY – The military seized high-powered firearms, bullets, and medical paraphernalia following an encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Tubuhon, Barangay Bugsukan, this city, on Wednesday, May 3. Also captured by the 29th Infantry (Matatag) Battalion was a makeshift camp of the NPA in the area. Troops received information from residents regarding the presence of the armed men conducting extortion activities, said 29th IB Civil-Military Operations (CMO) officer 1st Lt. Jade Bryce Buñe. A combat operation was conducted that resulted into a skirmish with an undetermined number of NPA rebels from the Sandatahang Yunit Pampropaganda 21C, Weakened Guerilla Front 21 of the CPP-NPA Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC). The NPA retreated after 40 minutes and left behind two AK47 rifles, one M16A1 rifle, medical paraphernalia, assorted ammunition, food, and subversive documents with high intelligence value. Lt. Col. Cresencio Gargar, 29th IB commanding officer, said information given to them by residents was timely and accurate. "We launched the combat operations in swift response to the information given by concerned villages to us,” he said. “Rest assured that we will intensify our pursuit operations to chase down the fleeing Communist Terrorist Group (CTGs) who scampered in different directions,” the 29thIB commander said.