A Gang Of Rp332 Million In The Kitchen Store, Mataram, Was Arrested By The Police

MATARAM - The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Regional Police arrested a gang of Rp332 million in cash theft that was stored in a drawer of a kitchen utensil store in Mataram City called "Our Kitchen".

"From the follow-up to the theft report that had gone viral on social media, we managed to arrest six of his gang," said the Director of Criminal Investigation at the NTB Police, Kombes Syarif Hidayat, in Mataram, Thursday, December 11, as reported by ANTARA.

The perpetrators of the theft in this case had the initials RH (28) and ZS (28). The other four people with the initials A (52), MA (28), AR (44) and AS (43) acted as collectors. All the perpetrators are said to have come from Mataram City.

Penadah dalam kasus ini juga ditangkap kepolisian karena terlibat dalam aksi pencurian pada 31 Oktober 2025 di toko "AHA Store" yang menjual tujuk.

"If the action in 'Dapur Kita', the one who took hundreds of millions of money was on December 8, 2025. What was missing at the 'AHA Store' shop was a cellphone and Rp5 million in cash," he said.

From the results of the identification of the investigation, there were four thieves who acted in the "AHA Store". Likewise, the action took place in "Our Kitchen".

"The two perpetrators who committed the theft in 'Dapur Kita' also committed theft at the AHA Store. Because there are four perpetrators, so we are still looking for other perpetrators," he said.

However, from the arrest of this gang, the police managed to confiscate stolen goods including cash stolen from "Our Spur".

"The money that we secured was Rp. 172 million, a lost cellphone, and goods used during the action, there were machetes and vehicles," he said.

Syarif said this gang had been in action for quite a long time. There are a number of other shops that have also been targeted by their actions.

"That's from several reports that came in. Most of the crime scenes, shops in Mataram City, we will develop everything," he said.

From a series of handlings, the police have named this theft gang as suspects. The perpetrators of the theft of RH and ZS were charged with Articles 1-3, 4 and 5 of the Criminal Code. Meanwhile, four collectors were subject to Article 480 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

"We have secured the perpetrators at the NTB Police Detention Center," he said.