And we have also received credible reports that the BDF and Coast Guard have-in the past-received substandard weapons, but again the Commander says all is well on the western front:
Brigadier General Anthony Velasquez, Commander, BDF
"The BDF headquarters, we do not do procurement, okay? That's handled at the ministry level. If that happened, then I can't, I don't know about it. Should we receive any substandard weapons, then we will be sure to make our policymakers know. We have received quality weapons, what we ask for. We ask for the best weapons available for our soldiers, and we have received those. Just the other day, the government had bought for us about 340 quality weapons that we need, and that our soldiers deserve, and they are training with those weapons, and using those weapons on operations as we speak."
Reporter-
"Okay, and lastly, can you speak about the Taurus rifles that were obtained for the BDF at one point? Are any of them still in service?"
Brigadier General Anthony Velasquez, Commander, BDF
"Yes, those rifles are obtained for the BDF, and they are in service, and they are being used by our soldiers."
