Police Thwart The Smuggling Of 80 Illegal Tin Sand Sacks In Belitung

A press conference related to the perpetrators of illegal tin sand smuggling on Snergik Beach, Sijuk District, Belitung, Thursday (24/7/2025) ANTARA/Apriliansyah

JAKARTA - The Ditreskrimsus Polda Kepulauan Bangka Belitung together with personnel from the Belitung Police Satreskrim thwarted the smuggling of 80 sacks or 4,950 kilograms of illegal lead sand at Snerik Beach, Sijuk District, Belitung Regency.

"The tin palm is estimated to be worth billions of rupiah and will be sent to Batam by being reported in the middle of the sea and the tin sand is taken to the location to Batam by speed boat," said Head of Sub-Directorate IV Tipidter Ditreskrimsus Polda Bangka Belitung AKBP Muhammad Iqbal Surbakti as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, July 24.

The suspect is a man with the initials FR (23) who was born in Pontianak, West Kalimantan and lives in Langkat Regency, North Sumatra.

This smuggling case began with information about illegal tin sand smuggling activities on Wednesday (23/7) at 13.00 WIB at the intended location. The next team immediately conducted an investigation and explored the information.

"At around 16.00 WIB, an in-depth and development has been carried out, we received information that the smuggling activity was indeed in the Sneganik beach area, Sijuk District," he said.

After that, he continued, at around 18.00 WIB, after monitoring, it was found that the activity of moving sacks into a ship was found.

"It is suspected that the sack contained tin sand, finally we managed to secure the perpetrator and a number of evidences in the form of sacks containing illegal tin sand, then we secured it to the Belitung Police," he said.

"It's okay"

The modus operandi of the perpetrators of smuggling lead is to get tin sand by buying lead sand from the seesaw table on cash on delivery (COD) for IDR 190 thousand per kilogram with SN 72 levels in the East Belitung region.

The tin sand was collected in a temporary warehouse in Dendang Village, Dendang District, East Belitung Regency.

"The tin palms that have been purchased are packaged into sacks weighing 50 kilograms per sack and the amount of tin sand that has been purchased is 4,950 kilograms," he said.

The article imposed on the perpetrators is Article 161 of Law Number 3 of 2020 concerning Mineral and Coal Mining for amendments from Law Number 4 of 2009 concerning Mineral and Coal Mining.

"The suspect is threatened with a maximum imprisonment of five years and a maximum fine of Rp. 100 billion," he said.

"It's okay"