Bima City Police Raid, 102 Bottles Of Wine And 6 Jerry Cans Containing Palm Wine Were Confiscated From Traders

BIMA - Police officers from the Bima City Resort, West Nusa Tenggara, confiscated hundreds of liters of traditional liquor from a number of merchant residents.

"There are 102 bottles containing wine and 6 jerry cans measuring 25 liters filled with palm wine. We confiscated this liquor from a number of traders," said Bima City Police Chief AKBP Henry Novika Chandra by telephone in Mataram, Antara, Tuesday, May 31.

According to him, the circulation of liquor is one of the triggers for the disturbance of public order and security, especially in Bima City.

Therefore, the police continue to routinely conduct raids and trace the circulation of liquor in the community.

This activity is carried out in accordance with the Regional Regulation of the City of Bima Number 8/2010 concerning the Control and Supervision of Alcoholic Beverages.

The raids and confiscations, he said, were also a form of commitment with the government in suppressing criminal acts triggered by the consumption of liquor.