Police Call Palak Driver Travel Driver In Tambora The Village Champion And Drug Users
The perpetrator of the burglary of a travel driver in the Tambora area, West Jakarta was arrested by the police, Thursday, July 17, 2025. The perpetrator was arrested after his action went viral on Instagram social media.
The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Tambora Police, AKP Sudrajat Djumantara, said that from the results of the investigation, the suspect had repeatedly extorted a travel driver who crossed the road.
"This perpetrator is known as a village champion and often conducts bullying," said AKP Sudrajat.
In fact, the money from the burglary was used by the perpetrators to buy methamphetamine. The police also conducted a urine test on the suspect.
Currently, the perpetrator is still undergoing intensive examination in the Tambora Police Criminal Investigation Unit room.
"Armed with reports from residents and viral, we acted quickly to arrest the perpetrators," he said.
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To anticipate the same action, the police appealed to the public not to be afraid to report to the police station or through Call Center 110.
As a result of his actions, the perpetrator was charged with Article 368 of the Criminal Code related to extortion, with a penalty of up to 9 years in prison.
The arrest of the perpetrator was made after the video of the burglary of the travel driver went viral on social media. In the video, the perpetrator asks the travel driver for Rp. 300 thousand under the pretext of being a "line money".
Because he did not have that much money, the victim only gave Rp. 50,000, but was still intimidated until finally the driver gave Rp. 20,000.