Revealed Again The Plot Of The Makers Of Fake COVID-19 Antigen Letters, This Time In Surabaya
SURABAYA - Subdit III Jatanras Polda Jawa Timur arrested five people who were a conspiracy to make antigen swab and fake PCR tests.
Head of Public Relations of Jatim Kombes Police Gatot Repli Handoko said the accomplices of the makers of the fake swab letter arrested were NH (33) residents of Jalan KH Hasbullah, Pagelaran Subdistrict, Malang Regency, and SG (36), customs residents, Sedati Subdistrict, Sidoarjo.
Then, MZA (22) residents of Pagerwojo Village RT 17/04 Buduran, Sidoarjo, IB (51) residents of Jalan Malik Ibrahim, Sedati, Sidoarjo, and AF (27) residents petukangan Ampel, Surabaya.
"Our members are informed of the practice of selling illegal COVID-19 rapid test results," he was quoted as saying by Antara on Wednesday, May 11.
The modus operandi used is that the perpetrators counterfeited the certificate of antigen swab and PCR belonging to Sheila Medika Hospital to the bookers without examination.
Furthermore, the undercover police member tried to order the certificate to the SG suspect at a price of Rp200,000 per letter.
"After the certificate of test results received by members of the police, the perpetrator was immediately arrested along with evidence," he said.
During questioning, the perpetrator claimed to have ordered the letter from the NH suspect, who moments later came to deliver another order from the suspect SG.
"The police immediately arrested the perpetrator," Gatot said.
After the interrogation, NH admitted to making the fake documents themselves using laptops or portable computers and printers on behalf of Sheila Medika Sidoarjo Hospital.
"From the information of the two suspects, we then secured three other perpetrators," he said.
From the information of the perpetrators in front of investigators, every day they can print an average of three fake PCR swab results and five fake antigen swab test results.
The time of making the letter for 10 minutes, the letter is immediately finished and without laboratory examination.
"The perpetrators have committed this crime of forgery for approximately four months and have printed approximately 600 pieces of certificate of rapid test results of fake antigen swabs," gatot said.
Evidence seized by the police from the conspiracy to make fake swab letters, including cash Rp600 thousand from suspect NH, and Rp600 thousand from suspect SG, then four pieces of antigen swab test results that have been finished along with envelopes.
Furthermore, bendel blangko empty antigen swab test letterhead SHEILA Medika hospital along with the envelope, two printer units, four mobile phone units, two stamps Sheila Medika Hospital, black bags, staples and contents.
For his actions, the suspects are ensnared article 263 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code Subsider Article 268 of the Criminal Code Jo Article 55 of the Criminal Code with the threat of a maximum penalty of six years in prison.