JAKARTA - The Tamansari Metro Police arrested a gang of sharp-armed burglars who have been disturbing the community in the Tamansari area, West Jakarta.
In the disclosure, the police managed to secure six perpetrators consisting of three perpetrators of robbery and three accomplices of the crime.
Tamansari Metro Police Chief, Kompol Bobby M. Zulfikar said that the perpetrators who were arrested were initials I, N, and D as perpetrators of theft with violence or snatching.
Meanwhile, the other three, namely DN, A, and M, acted as intermediaries and accomplices of stolen goods.
"In total, we have arrested six suspects. Three perpetrators as executioners of robbery and the other three as intermediaries and buyers of stolen gold," said Kompol Bobby, Sunday, May 17, 2026.
Kanit Reskrim Metro Tamansari Police, AKP Egy said, from the results of the examination, it was known that the perpetrators committed a pickpocket with an economic motive to buy drugs of the type of methamphetamine.
"This is reinforced by the results of urine tests which show that all the perpetrators are positive for drug use," he said.
The police also found a drug pipe during the arrest.
"In carrying out their actions, the perpetrators targeted victims who wore gold jewelry," he said.
After successfully seizing the victim's belongings, the stolen goods were handed over to DN and A before being sold to M who worked at a gold jewelry store.
The victim in this case suffered a loss of gold weighing 3 grams worth around Rp. 9 million, which was then sold by the perpetrators to a dealer for Rp. 4.2 million.
The police also revealed that the smuggling network had received the results of the crime from the perpetrators several times.
In addition to securing the suspects, the police also seized a number of evidence in the form of one unit of a Honda Stylo motorcycle, two celurit blades, one samurai blade, five mobile phones, gold sales receipts, a number of imitation jewelry, and drug paraphernalia.
"Meanwhile, another perpetrator with the initials S who also played the role of executor is still being pursued by officers," he said.
For their actions, the perpetrators of the robbery were charged with Article 479 of Law Number 1 of 2023 with a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison. Meanwhile, the accomplices were charged with Article 592 of the maximum accomplice of 6 years.
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