The Fluctuation Mode Of Subsidized Fuel Collectors In Lampung, Buys From Selling Certifiers To Mining Companies

The Lampung Regional Police together with BPH Migas revealed allegations of misuse of subsidized fuel (ANTARA/HO)

The Lampung Police Ditreskrimsus together with the BPH Migas team carried out control of the misuse of subsidized fuel oil (BBM) in Lampung, precisely in the Bandarlampung City area. Disclosure of cases of misuse of subsidized fuel stems from information received by investigators and immediately followed up. "Last Thursday at around 10:00 WIB, joint officers visited the crime scene, a subsidized biosolar fuel storage warehouse in Gang Karya Rajabasa, Rajabasa District, Bandarlampung City," said Head of Public Relations of the Lampung Regional Police, Kombes Umi Fadillah in Bandarlampung, quoted from Antara, Friday, October 6. During an investigation by the team, it was found that there was a blue Mitsubishi Canter truck with a BE 8146 ZH number with a capacity of 10,000 liters (10 tons), which was parked in the warehouse and was loading something suspected of being biosolar fuel of around 8,000 liters (8 tons). "After tracing, the warehouse owner is HH, where the activity of misuse of biosolar fuel has been going on since early March 2023, while the owner of a truck is RC alias KA," he also said. The biosolar type of fuel comes from buying to retailers who buy biosolar fuel at gas stations around Bandarlampung City, which is then accommodated in several tedmons/pots measuring 1,000 liters. Umi explained that the biosolar fuel that had been successfully loaded into the tank was sent (dismantled) at a coal mining company (PT GMT) located in the Lilin River, Musi Banyuasin Regency as much as 8,000 liters.

For his actions, the perpetrator is suspected of having violated the provisions as referred to in Article 55 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 22 of 2001 concerning Oil and Gas as amended in Article 40 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 6 of 2023 concerning Stipulation of Government Regulations in Lieu of Law Number 2 of 2022 concerning Job Creation into law.