SAC NEWS
Large Weapons and Ammunition Cache Removed
JSAC, Cambodia Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and Provincial Police conducted anoperation in 3 Districts to remove large weapons, ammunition and explosives caches inBattambang Province in Cambodia in June 2006. A total of 1,956 small arms werecollected, and 3,153 ammunition and 47 explosives were removed and safely destroyed
by CMAC.
These weapons and ammunition were found in frequently accessed areas such as thecity center, around residential areas and in farmland. In this Province, remaining
weapons such as these still pose a threat to the safety of the people. While JSAC
continues to conduct workshops in cooperation with NGOs and appeal at each village
on the danger of small arms, it also effectively and efficiently contributes to peace andsafety of the residents by close field coordination and cooperation with local police,authorities and CMAC.

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Volume 5
June 27, 2006

Small arms found at weapons
cacheWeapons Destruction Ceremony
On June 15, 2006, the first weapons destruction ceremony supported by
JSAC in Kompong Thom Province was held in Kompong Thom Province,
Kompong Thom Town. Many residents joined the Provincial Government,
the Ministry of Interior / police, military and other related organizations inobserving the burning of 1,273 small arms. All of these weapons werevoluntarily surrendered by residents to the police during JSAC's activities.
One gentleman who attended the ceremony following the invitation of his
commune chief remarked that "It is my first time to attend such aceremony, and it was exciting. It is very good that weapons are put to an
end like that.
Since 2003, JSAC has supported the destruction of 18,772 small arms inCambodia.

Public Awareness ProjectIn addition to directly addressing
the public at workshops, JSAC
uses billboards, posters, stickers and other material to raise their awareness on thedanger and illegality of small arms. Posters, t-shirts, stickers (design on the left),billboards in front of Phnom Penh Airport, and billboards in 21 Districts inBattambang and Kampong Thom Provinces all have the slogan "Say 'NO' toWeapons" on it, carrying JSAC's anti-gun message.

About JSAC (Japan Assistance Team for Small Arms Management in Cambodia)
Founded by Japan International Cooperation Systems (JICS) for the implementation of the "Comprehensive Peace Building andComprehensive Small Arms Management Program in Cambodia, a grant aid provided by the Government of Japan to the Government ofCambodia. JSAC in contributing to the reduction of small arms and peace building comprehensively through 5 projects (1. Weapons
Reduction and Development for Peace Project , 2. Safe Storage and Registration Project, 3. Weapons Destruction Project, 4. Public
Awareness Project, 5. National Commission Support Project). JSAC has collected a total of 20,493 small arms in 5 Provinces as of midJune 2006.
Please see JSAC's website for details. URL: http://www.online.com.kh/users/adm.jsac/