Secretly Seeking Profit, A Young Man In Tangerang Created Fake Antigen Swab Letters

TANGERANG – The man with the initials GTL (23) was arrested by the Tangerang Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Banten Police. The resident of Perum Serdang Asri III Cikande, District Panongan, Tangerang Regency was caught illegally falsifying the results of the antigen swab test.

GTL's arrest began with public reports regarding the practice of making fake antigen swab test results. Then the Tangerang Police Research and Criminal Units (Satreskrim) conducted an investigation to reveal the information.

"We arrested a suspect who at that time was carrying a COVID-19 antigen swab test certificate issued by a private hospital in Tangerang Regency", Tangerang Police Chief Commissioner Wahyu Sri Bintoro told reporters, Wednesday, August 25.

GTL was arrested by Perum Mustika, Pasir Nangka Village, Tigaraksa Sub-district, Tangerang Regency, Saturday, August 14, 2021, without a fight.

"The suspect falsified the antigen swab test certificate by scanning or scanning and editing it with computer software so that it seemed as if it was the original letter", Wahyu added.

The motive for the GTL suspect to produce a fake antigen swab test certificate was to seek personal gain. Each fake antigen swab test certificate that the GTL suspect makes is sold at various prices, starting from IDR 25 thousand.

From the suspect's hands, the police secured evidence in the form of a CPU unit, 1 computer monitor, 1 scanner unit, 2 sheets of suspected fake antigen swab test certificates, and 1 vaccination certificate card, as well as cash allegedly from the sale of fake antigen swab test certificates.