Police Arrested 3 Kilo Gas Oplos To 12 Kilo Cylinder, 4 Sumenep Residents Arrested By Police

The findings of the 3 kilogram LPG mixing case by the Sumenep Police, East Java. ANTARA/HO-Polres Sumenep

The Sumenep Resort Police (Polres), East Java, arrested four suspected perpetrators of mixing 3 kilograms of subsidized LPG in the local area.

"We have arrested four people in connection with this case," said Head of Public Relations of the Sumenep Police, AKP Widiarti in Sumenep, Antara, Sunday, October 19.

The four perpetrators had the initials MT, AD, MH, and FS. They are suspected of mixing subsidized LPG gas from 3 kilograms of cylinders to 12 kilograms of non-subsidized tubes to make a bigger profit.

This case was uncovered after the Sumenep Police Criminal Investigation Unit (Satreskrim) received public reports regarding the scarcity of 3 kilograms of LPG gas and the practice of mixing by a number of traders.

"From the report, we conducted an investigation and found that the non-subsidized tube filling was using the gas content of the subsidy tube," said Widiarti.

The illegal action was carried out in a warehouse on Jalan Raya Manding, Kebunan Village, Sumenep City District.

"We arrested four people while in the warehouse where the voting was located," he said.

During the raid, the police confiscated a number of evidences, including 33 3-kilogram LPG cylinders which still contained gas, 11 3 kilograms of empty tubes, 12 12 12-kilogram empty tubes, and 10 12 kilograms of cylinders that already contained gas made from oplosan.

In addition, gas transfer equipment such as pipes, diesel gas, tube seal, and one three-wheeled vehicle used for distribution were also confiscated.

Currently, the suspects are undergoing intensive examination at the Sumenep Police Satreskrim.

To account for their actions, they were charged with Article 55 of Law Number 22 of 2001 concerning Oil and Natural Gas in conjunction with Law Number 6 of 2023 concerning Job Creation, as well as Article 62 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 8 paragraph (1) letter a of Law Number 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection.

"The threat is prison terms and fines," said Widiarti.

He also appealed to the public to immediately report if they knew of suspicious activities related to the sale of subsidized gas.

"We guarantee the confidentiality of the reporter and we will definitely follow up on the report," he said.