MAKASSAR - The Makassar Navy Joint Rapid Response Team (TRC) thwarted the transaction and distribution of subsidized diesel fuel (BBM) by a syndicate network using a tanker ship in the middle of the sea.
The Commander of the Navy Regional Military Command VI (Dankodaeral) Rear Admiral (Laksda) TNI Andi Abdul Aziz said that this illegal fuel syndicate network was secured by his men after previously suspecting that there was a tanker ship that was just circling in the middle of the sea while waiting for other fleets.
"Before being ambushed, we acted very carefully and the development was constantly monitored by the TNI AL intelligence team, until finally the ambush was carried out," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, February 25.
Laksda TNI Andi Abdul Aziz revealed that in a precision ambush operation, the Kodaeral VI task force managed to roll up a syndicate of alleged illegal distribution of fuel involving tanker ships and a fleet of giant tank trucks on Sunday morning (22/2).
The flash raid was carried out at two strategic points, at 00.06 WITA, when city activities began to dim, the Quick Response Team of Kodaeral VI consisting of the Intelligence Unit (Sintel) and the Intelligence Detachment (Denintel Kodaeral VI), together with the Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team. KAL Suluh Pari II.6-60, carried out a sudden investigation.
"This operation targets two locations at once, namely the waters of Makassar and the Tamalanrea Makassar warehouse area," he said.
Andi Abdul Aziz admitted that officers managed to stop the illegal distribution of fuel from a tanker to a self-propelled oil barge (SPOB) cargo ship that was taking place in secret.
In the operation, the Indonesian Navy secured assets worth billions of rupiah which were suspected to be instruments of economic crime, including 2 SPOBs and 7 tank cars of various capacities ranging from 5 kiloliters (KL) to 24 KL with a total load of tens of thousands of liters of solar.
"The total load detected was around 106 KL of solar in 2 SPOBs that were not equipped with valid documents," he said.
Currently, all the evidence in the form of 7 units of tanker cars, 2 SPOBs, along with the crew and the person in charge of the activity have been secured for further intensive examination and legal process.
"We will continue to conduct in-depth investigations to uncover the mastermind behind this illegal fuel distribution chain to its roots," said Dankodaeral VI.
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