Former Kapuas Police Satlantas Daily Employee Arrested For Printing Fake SIM

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KUALA KAPUAS - Police have arrested a former casual daily employee at the Kapuas Police Traffic Unit, Central Kalimantan, for allegedly making dozens of fake driver's license cards (SIM) to make a profit.

"It was found out (a fake driver's license) when the victim called the perpetrator that the driver's license was fake, because his family was ticketed by the Banjar Police Traffic Unit," said Kapuas Police Criminal Investigation Unit Head, AKP Kristanto Situmeang, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, December 14. .

The suspect who made the fake driver's license had the initials T, who was a resident of Jalan KS Tubun Kuala Kapuas.

On that basis, he continued, the police conducted an investigation and managed to arrest the suspect at his residence on Saturday (11/12). The police also secured dozens of fake SIMs, consisting of 53 SIM C, 15 SIM A and four general SIM B2.

In addition, the officers also confiscated other evidence, namely equipment for printing SIM cards, including a laptop, computer and printer.

The suspect admitted that he had been printing fake SIM cards from August 2021 to November 2021. He did this after he no longer worked as a PHL for the Kapuas Police Traffic Unit since early 2021.

The rates for making fake SIMs are set to vary. SIM C costs IDR 400,000 per sheet, SIM A costs IDR 600,000 per sheet and general SIM B2 costs IDR 2,800,000 per sheet.

"Until November 2021, approximately 72 victims asked for help from the perpetrators to make SIMs. Of the 72 victims, on average they had paid in full to the perpetrators. Of the 72 orders from the victims, there were 56 fake SIM cards that had not been handed over to the victims. ," he said.

From the perpetrator's confession, on average, the victims who wanted to get a driver's license were from Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and only part of the victims from Kapuas. Dozens of victims did not know that the SIM made by the perpetrator was a fake SIM.

The police will ensnare the suspect under Article 263 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code regarding the crime of falsifying letters as if they were genuine. The suspect was sentenced to six years in prison.

Meanwhile, Kapuas Traffic Police Head AKP Sugeng said the perpetrator was a former PHL employee of the Kapuas Police Traffic Unit, who had worked for approximately seven years. In early 2021, the perpetrators will no longer continue their work.

"Around the beginning of the third month of 2021, the perpetrator no longer worked as a PHL at the Kapuas Police Traffic Unit," he said.

Sugeng appealed to people who want to get a SIM to come directly to the Kapuas Police Satlantas service office. Residents are reminded not to apply for a SIM through brokers.

"People don't hesitate, and so that there is no mistaking it for making SIMs, we open service hours from 08.00 WIB to 14.00 WIB from Monday to Friday. In addition, we also open an online SIM application for Rumah Betang, meaning that people can go through the application," said Sugeng.