In Less Than A Week Hundreds Of TIP Cases Were Reported, The Most In West Java

Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, At Police Headquarters (Rizky AP/VOI)

JAKARTA - Hundreds of cases of criminal trafficking in persons (TPPO) were reported to have occurred in less than a week throughout Indonesia. The National Police noted the most in the West Java region.

The number of cases is based on reports received by the National Police's TIP Task Force at the Bareskrim level to the ranks of the Regional Police.

"The results of the analysis and evaluation of the handling of the TIP of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police and the Regional Police for the period 5 to 11 June 2023, among others, based on the number of police reports as many as 190 reports," said Karo Penmas of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan to reporters, Monday, June 12.

From the data received, the most TIP cases occurred in West Java. Because, there are 36 police reports to date.

Meanwhile, Bareskrim Polri received 15 reports, North Sumatra Regional Police 7 reports, West Sumatra Police 4 police reports, and Riau Police 4 reports.

Then, the Riau Islands Regional Police received 5 reports, the Jambi Regional Police 3 reports, the South Sumatra Regional Police 3 reports, the Bengkulu Regional Police 5 reports, and the Lampung Regional Police only 1 report for now.

Then, the Banten Police also received 5 reports related to TIP, as well as the Polda Metro Jaya which received 4 reports. Central Java Police 25 reports, East Java Police 4 reports.

Furthermore, the Bali Regional Police and the NTB Regional Police each have 4 reports, the NTT Regional Police 5 reports, the West Kalimantan Regional Police 26 reports, the East Kalimantan Regional Police 25 reports, the South Sulawesi Regional Police 2 reports, the North Sulawesi Regional Police 1 report, the Central Sulawesi Regional Police 1 report, and the Papua Regional Police 1 report.

Of the hundreds of reports, 136 of them have entered the investigation stage. Then, the other 24 are in the investigation stage and the rest are still being investigated.

"Then based on the number of suspects, the number of suspects in the TIP case is 212 people," he said.

From the disclosure of the TIP cases, 824 that were deceived could be saved. They consist of 370 adult women, 42 girls, 389 adult men, and 23 boys.

"The modes carried out include the most illegal migrant workers or PMI or Household Assistants," said Ramadhan.