The Chairperson Of The Lampung Coffee Exporters And Industry Association Who Embezzled Rp. 1.6 Billion Was Arrested By The Police

BANDAR LAMPUNG - The Lampung Regional Police's Sub-Directorate 3 Sub-Directorate Team arrested the Chairman of the Indonesian Coffee Exporters and Industry Association (AEKI) Lampung Juprius on suspicion of embezzling money from the sale of coffee worth Rp1.629 billion.

"This amount represents the total amount of goods (coffee, ed.) that was entrusted to sell the victim to suspect Juprius with a volume of 59,507 tons," said Head of Sub-Directorate of 3 Jatanras Ditreskrimum Lampung Police Commissioner Rosef Efendi in Bandar Lampung as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, August 13.

In explaining the chronology of events. On April 5, 2017, the victim, on behalf of SP, sent 59,507 tons of Asker coffee to the suspect's warehouse. The goods deposited for sale are worth Rp. 1,629,540,000.00.

After deducting administrative costs, unloading costs, and income tax costs (PPH) on the sale of the coffee beans, he said, the promise would be paid one month later.

However, he said, after the coffee was sold, the reported did not give the money from the sale of the coffee to the victim. Due to this incident, the victim suffered a loss of Rp. 1.629 billion.

For this loss, the SP victim reported the incident to the Lampung Police with Number LP/B-1428/IX/2020/POLDA LPG/SPKT on September 16.

The Lampung Regional Police then investigated the case, even the suspect had been on the wanted list (DPO) since June 3, 2022.

After conducting an investigation, the police found the whereabouts of JP. On Saturday (30/7) JP was arrested by Sub Directorate 3 of Jatanras at IPB Convention Hotel Bogor, West Java.

From the results of the arrest, JP is known as the Chairman of AEKI Lampung.

The police confiscated a number of evidences in the form of a note from PT Uppenas Commodities No. 000211 dated April 5, 2017 on behalf of SP containing receipt of coffee beans with a bill of Rp.1,629,540,000.00, 1 sheet of PT Uppenas Commodities memorandum No. 000218 dated 7 April 2017 an SP containing receipt of coffee beans with a bill of Rp1,321,250,000.00.

In addition, a note from PT Uppenas Commodities No. 000224 dated April 10, 2017 an SP containing receipt of coffee beans with a bill of Rp. 228,030,000.00 and leaving a bill of Rp. 128,030,000.00, and 1 photocopy of CEK No. 182720 dated 11/09/2017 an SP PJR worth Rp. 1 billion .

"For his actions, suspect JP is subject to Article 372 of the Criminal Code with a penalty of 4 years in prison," said Rosef.