South Sumatra Police Deploys Cooking Oil Supervisory Team

PALEMBANG - The South Sumatra (Sumsel) Regional Police deployed a monitoring team to ensure that the distribution of cooking oil from local distributors is distributed to the community in a proportional manner.

Director of the South Sumatra Regional Police Directorate of Criminal Investigation Kombes Agung Marlianto said the monitoring team was personnel from Sub Directorate I Indagsi Ditreskrimsus of the South Sumatra Regional Police who were deployed to every 17 districts and cities in the province.

The oversight team from the police who are members of the South Sumatra Food Task Force also works effectively to directly ensure the condition of the supply of cooking oil at the producer and distributor level, whether it is in sufficient quantity.

According to him, this effort is important to anticipate the scarcity of cooking oil ahead of the holy month of Ramadan and Idul Fitri 1444 Hijriah.

Head of Sub-Directorate 1 of Indagsi Ditreskrimsus Polda Sumsel Kompol Hadi Saefudin said that Banyuasin Regency was the first area visited by the Indagsi Sub-Directorate 1 supervisory team to carry out their duties, on Monday.

This team monitors the availability of cooking oil in three factories owned by PT. Tunas Baru Lampung (TBL), PT Sinar Alam Permai (SAI), PT Indo Karya Internusa (IKI), and their respective distributors on Palembang Street – Betung KM 14, Banyuasin.

The company is one of the main suppliers of cooking oil to meet demand in the South Sumatra and Bengkulu regions.

"The monitoring results from the police team confirmed that there were no obstacles and obstacles, both in the process of production and distribution of cooking oil," he said.

Kompol Hadi explained the stock availability of the company's cooking oil with an average production of 670 kiloliters or 659.28 tons per day, so that it is sufficient to face the Eid al-Fitr later.

"Cooking oil in bulk form is distributed evenly to every district/city in South Sumatra and Bengkulu. The adequacy of these stocks means that there is no scarcity of cooking oil in South Sumatra, especially in bulk form," he said.

Previously, based on a report from the South Sumatra Food Security and Animal Husbandry Service in early February 2023, a number of traditional markets were currently selling bulk cooking oil for an average of IDR 15,500 - IDR 15,640 per liter and packaged cooking oil IDR 16,000 – IDR 17,000 per liter.