Eagle Eyes, Thugs And Illegal Parking Attendants In Koja Jakut Arrested, Police: Attention From Police Headquarters

JAKARTA A total of 36 men in Koja District, North Jakarta were caught in thuggery operations, Wednesday, August 7. Koja Police Chief Kompol M Syahroni explained that thuggery operations caught illegal parking attendants, eagle eyes (debt collectors), even criminals such as illegal levies (extortion) and burglary.

"This is the third day we carry out thuggery operations and there are 36 people who have been arrested consisting of illegal parking attendants, eagle eyes, and perpetrators of burglary," said Koja Police Chief Kompol M Syahroni.

He said they were indicated to have violated the law so that it would be processed legally but if there was no unlawful act, it would be returned with guidance through the North Jakarta Social Service Sub-dept.

"The guidance will be carried out by the Social Service in accordance with their SOPs, so we do not interfere, how they provide guidance to the people we secure," he said.

He said, a total of 88 people were arrested during the three days of operation by Koja Police. On the first day there were five people who were arrested, on the second day there were 47 people and on the third day there were 36 people.

"We arrested 36 of these people from the North to South. So we divided the two teams in the southern region covering six urban villages in Koja District," he said.

One person who was arrested was caught carrying a sharp weapon and immediately processed further. Meanwhile, today, someone made a burglary by asking for some money from people who threw garbage at the Rawa Badak TPA.

Then one eagle eye or who works as debt collector who carries out the action using container passing mode, asks for payment at an unreasonable and coercive price.

"This is the target of our operation," he said.

Syahroni said the thuggery operation was carried out after reports of residents who had entered the number 110 of the National Police Headquarters and were sent to the Polda Metro Jaya level, North Jakarta Police and forwarded to the Sector Police.