Cai Changpan, Cai Changpan, Police Mobilize Brimob And K-9

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JAKARTA - Police are still hunting for the whereabouts of drug convict Cai Changpan, who was last seen in the Tenjo forest, Bogor, West Java. In the hunt, the police deploy Brimob and K-9 personnel or sniffer dogs.

"The team is still moving from the Criminal, Narcotics, Mobile Brigade and Police teams and we have also deployed K-9 in the field to carry out the pursuit," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Yusri Yunus to reporters, Tuesday, October 6.

Brimob and K-9 were relegated because the Tenjo forest, which was the prisoner's last location, looked very wide. In fact, the forest is quite difficult to pass because it is full of shrubs.

"Because we know that the Tenjo forest is quite extensive, around 7 urban villages with 34 villages there," he said.

However, based on the information Cai Changpan had gathered, he was seen leaving the forest and heading for the village. However, it is not known whether Cai Changpan returned to the forest or not.

"The community saw the suspect but the community did not know that he was indeed a DPO prisoner who ran away. When he bought food he went out to the village on the edge of the forest," said Yusri.

While on Cai Changpan's escape, the police assigned two Tangerang Class I prison officers. They are considered negligent in carrying out their duties and helping death convicts escape for drug cases.

Previously, the police revealed new facts behind Cai Changpan's escape from the Class I Tangerang Correctional Institution (Lapas). The drug convict who was sentenced to death turned out to have undergone military education.

"Because this person concerned (Cai Changpan) has indeed attended military education in China," Yusri Yunus told reporters, Friday, October 2.

By attending military education, Cai Changpan has the skills to survive in the wild. So, most likely it is still in the middle of the forest to avoid being chased by officers.

"So how does he deal with survival, he already has a basis, so now we continue to chase through the forest there," he said.

Cai Changpan alias Antoni managed to escape from the Tangerang Class I Prison on Monday, September 14. He escaped by making a hole in the wall and entering the sewer. In the cell were found shovels and several other tools that were thought to have been used to escape.

Quoted from the Supreme Court (MA) directory, Cai Changpan alias Antoni was sentenced to death by the Tangerang District Court on July 19, 2017 for a drug case. This death row inmate then submitted an appeal to the Banten High Court on September 28, 2017, but was rejected.

Cai Changpan was found guilty of a case of methamphetamine drugs with 1,135 plastic packs of evidence. The total weight of methamphetamine is stated in the court decision to reach 135 kilograms.