4 Shops In Sleman Yogyakarta Sealed By Satpol PP For Selling Alcohol Without Permission

Officers from Satpol PP Sleman closed a shop in Ambarketawang, Gamping which was caught providing alcoholic beverages / DOK ANTARA

SLEMAN - The Civil Service Police Unit of Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, closed a number of business places selling alcoholic beverages without a permit during a law enforcement raid last Sunday in Gamping and Ngaglik. "In these activities, apart from closing the place of business, we also confiscated hundreds of bottles of alcoholic beverages of various groups and brands," said Sleman Regency Satpol PP Head Shavitri Nurmaladewi in Sleman, Antara, Monday, November 13. According to him, this raid or law enforcement operation for the sale of alcoholic beverages is the result of field observations and reports from the public. "The raid was carried out by a joint team consisting of personnel from the Sleman Satpol PP, Sleman Police, Kodim 0732, and other relevant agencies within the Sleman Regency Government," he said. Shavitri said the legal basis for this enforcement activity included Government Regulation Number 16 of 2018 concerning the Civil Service Police Unit, Sleman Regency Regulation No. 8 of 2019 concerning Control and Supervision of Alcoholic Drinks and the Prohibition of Oplosan Drinks. "In addition, it is also based on the Regional Regulation of Sleman Regency No. 12 of 2020 concerning the Implementation of Peace, Public Order, and Community Protection," he said. In this raid, he said, there were four shops covering a shop located in Kalurahan Ambarketawang, Kapanewon Gamping. "In this location, hundreds of bottles of A, B, and C alcoholic beverages were found in various brands. The evidence was then confiscated by officers for further processing," he said. The shop, which was caught selling alcoholic beverages without a permit, was also closed where the business was marked by the installation of a banner that read "THIS BUSINESS WAS CLOSED". Still in the same area, officers also went to a shop. However, the shop was closed and there were no sellers in that place. "In this closed store, hundreds of bottles of A, B, and C alcoholic beverages were found in various brands. All alcoholic beverages were confiscated by officers, witnessed by local stakeholders for further processing," he said. Furthermore, raids in Kapanewon Ngaglik. In this area, it targets a place of business that is indicated to sell alcoholic beverages without a permit. "When the officers approached, the place of business was closed, then the closure of the place of business was marked by the installation of a banner that read 'THIS BUSINESS IS CLOSED'," he said.

A raid targeting a shop located in Kalurahan Donoharjo, Kapanewon Ngaglik, was also found where the business was closed.