Polda Metro Jaya Reveals the Assembly of Illegal Firearms in Sumedang

JAKARTA - Police have uncovered illegal home industry practices for assembling firearms in the Cipacing area, Sumedang, West Java. A house that was used as an illegal gun workshop was raided.

Panit 1 Subdit Resmob Ditreskrimum Polda Metro Jaya AKP Pendi Wibison revealed that this raid was the result of the development of a number of criminal cases in the area of the Polda Metro Jaya. From the results of the police investigation, the homemade firearms used by the perpetrators of the crime were produced from the location.

"This arrest is the result of the development of a series of criminal acts in the jurisdiction of the Polda Metro Jaya, where the perpetrators in each action use a rakit gun," he said in a written statement, Sunday, January 11, 2026.

Pandi said that during the raid, the police secured five suspected perpetrators, each with the initials IM, RA, RR, JS, and SA. The five are suspected of illegally assembling firearms.

"In this arrest, the police managed to arrest five suspected perpetrators with initials IM, RA, RR, JS, and SA," he said.

In addition to securing the five suspected perpetrators, said Pandi, the police also seized a number of evidence in the form of ready-to-use assembled firearms, special equipment for making guns, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition of various calibers.

"In addition to the five perpetrators, the police also secured evidence of a homemade firearm, a homemade firearm-making tool, and several hundred ammunition," he said.

He emphasized that the suspected perpetrators are now being escorted to the Polda Metro Jaya for further examination.

"Furthermore, the role of the perpetrator is being investigated," he concluded.*