Residents Of The Ujung Kulon National Park Area Hand Over Hundreds Of Types Of Locok Weapons To The Banten Police

Hundreds of locok-type weapons handed over by residents to the Banten Police/ Photo: Doc. Banten Police

SERANG - Residents of Sumur and Cimanggu sub-districts around the Ujung Kulon National Park (TNUK) area handed over a homemade firearm type locok to the Banten Police. The handover of the weapon was carried out on Sunday, July 31 to Tuesday, August 2, 2023.

Head of Sub-Directorate III Jatanras Ditreskrimum Banten Police Commissioner M Akbar Baskoro explained, the chronology of the handover of the homemade locok type firearms came from 19 villages from 2 sub-districts in Pandeglang Regency.

"On July 31, 2023, at 18.00 WIB, the joint team of Resmob and Brimob of the Banten Police received the handover of firearms from residents of Sumur District as many as 31 shoots from Kertamukti Villagers, Tunggaljaya, Sumberjaya, Kertajaya, Cigondrong and Tamanjaya. Then on Tuesday 01 August 2023 to be precise at 02.30 WIB, the team again received 111 firearms from the residents of Cimanggu District who came from 7 villages, namely Cijaralang Village, Cibadak, Rancapinang, Tugu, Mangkualam, Kramatjaya, and Waringincurung Village," Akbar said in a written statement.

Akbar explained, as many as 202 homemade locok firearms were handed over by residents of Cimanggu and Sumur sub-districts.

"Not only that, on August 3, 2023, precisely at 01.15 WIB, the Civil Servant Investigator (PPNS) of the Forestry Police (Polhut) on behalf of Ujang Sukri handed over 60 firearms which he obtained from residents of Ciburial Village, Cimanggu, Padasuka, Batuhideung, Tangkillasari, and Cijarlang Village, thus the total number of homemade firearms of the type of locok handed over by the community in the Ujung Kulon National Park (TNUK) area as many as 202 firearms," explained Akbar.

Akbar said possession of firearms is regulated in the emergency law Number 12 of 1951.

"As we know, carrying firearms or sharp weapons without a permit can be subject to criminal sanctions. The threat of punishment for parties who have illegal firearms is stated in Article 1 paragraph (1) of the Emergency Law Number 12 of 1951. Those who control firearms, munitions, or explosives illegally can be punished with the death penalty, life imprisonment, or imprisonment of up to 20 years," said Akbar.

In addition, Akbar explained that the purpose of collecting homemade firearms was in addition to violating the law to protect the nature reserve in the Ujung Kulon National Park (TNUK) area from illegal hunting.

"The purpose of collecting the handover of firearms is to protect the nature reserve area in the Ujung Kulon National Park (TNUK) area from illegal hunting," concluded Akbar.