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PEKANBARU - A team from the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Riau Police raided a warehouse that was used as a place to mix diesel fuel on Jalan Melati, Bina Widya Village, Pekanbaru City.

The Head of Public Relations of the Riau Police, Kombes Sunarto, explained that RM (26), a guard who was also an accomplice in the warehouse, was arrested by the police. Meanwhile, the warehouse owner with the initials FG and one of the other workers are currently being chased by the police and have been assigned to the People's Wanted List (DPO).

The perpetrators bought subsidized diesel at a number of gas stations in Pekanbaru City and collected them at the warehouse. Then the subsidized diesel was mixed with crude oil obtained from Jambi.

After that, the resulting mixed fuel, which resembles non-subsidized diesel, is resold at a higher price.

"We got this information from the public. The subsidized diesel is mixed with crude oil in this warehouse with a certain composition so that it produces fuel similar to non-subsidized diesel. Of course, their actions will harm many parties," said Sunarto, as quoted by Antara, Thursday, April 7.

This mixed diesel is sold in Riau and West Sumatra, then in plantation areas and also in companies, he continued.

Sunarto did not deny that this act was one of the triggers for the shortage of diesel fuel in Pekanbaru, where there had been long lines of vehicles at several gas stations.

The warehouse activity was acknowledged by the perpetrators for the past three months. The perpetrators confessed to the police, in a month they can produce 50 thousand liters of adulterated diesel

In the raid, the police secured evidence in the form of 30 thousand liters of diesel that has been mixed and ready to be sold, a six-wheeled box car to transport fuel, two suction machines, 13 tanks with a capacity of 1,000 liters, five drums for storing diesel fuel, two fuel tanks and cash. IDR 3 million.

Now the warehouse, which is equipped with eight surveillance cameras, has been lined with police for further investigation.

For this act, the suspect was charged with Article 54 of Law No. 22 of 2001 concerning oil and natural gas in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code, with a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a maximum fine of Rp. 60 billion.