JAKARTA - The Semarang City Police (Polrestabes) carried out the destruction of evidence in the form of illegal onions that were not accompanied by valid documents, Monday, January 26, 2026. The activity took place at around 09.00 WIB at the Animal Quarantine Facility owned by the Central Java Animal, Fish, and Plant Quarantine Office, Karangroto Village, Genuk District, Semarang City.
The destruction was carried out on illegal onions from the security of six fuso truck units that transported the commodity from the KM Dharma Kartika VII ship from Pontianak. This destruction action was carried out based on the provisions of Law Number 21 of 2019 concerning Animal, Fish and Plant Quarantine.
The activity was a follow-up to the results of the investigation of Unit IV of the Special Criminal Investigation Unit (Tipidter) of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Semarang Police.
Previously, officers found and secured the illegal onions on Friday, January 2, 2026, at around 11.00 WIB in the Tanjung Mas Port area of Semarang, Jalan Coaster Tanjung Mas, Semarang.
Based on the determination of the Semarang City District Court Number 1/Pen.Mus.BB/2026/PN Smg dated January 21, 2026, the number of evidence destroyed reached 6,171 sacks of illegal bomb onions. The destruction process was carried out by burning and burying in the area of the Central Java Animal, Fish, and Plant Quarantine Center.
The head of the Semarang Police, Kombes M. Syahduddi, who was present directly at the event, explained that the destruction was carried out because the shallots entered Indonesian territory without official documents and did not go through the required quarantine procedures.
"This commodity has the potential to carry harmful bacteria or fungi that can threaten public health and harm the national agricultural sector," said Kombes M. Syahduddi.
He added that from the results of the examination it was found that the onions were from several countries, including China and India. The goods entered Indonesia through the land route from Malaysia to Pontianak, before being illegally sent to Semarang.
"The plan is that this illegal onion will be distributed to a number of areas on the island of Java," he said.
In this case, the Semarang Police Criminal Investigation Unit has arrested one suspect with the initials ABS, a resident of Pontianak. The suspect is involved in arranging the entire process of importing and sending illegal onions to Java.
"The role of the suspect is as the main controller in the distribution of this illegal onion," explained the Police Chief.
ABS is charged with Law Number 21 of 2019 concerning Animal, Fish, and Plant Quarantine, especially Articles 86 and 88, with a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a maximum of four years.
The police also opened the possibility of another suspect in this case. Investigators admitted that they had collected a number of names suspected of being involved in the illegal onion distribution network and would continue to develop it to complete this case.
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