The Actions Of The Gangs Of Deception In Banjarmasin Lose Repsol Oil Distributors Of More Than Rp. 800 Million, The Mode Is With A Blank Check

Banjarmasin Police Chief Kombes Sabana A Martosumito shows the suspect and evidence when releasing the case (Via ANTARA)

BANJARMASIN - Banjarmasin Police uncovered an oil business fraud worth more than Rp800 million and arrested three suspects. The victim in this case is PT Dunia Global Sumber Energi as the distributor of Repsol brand oil.

"So this group of suspects deceived the victim by pretending to buy oil, but was paid with a blank check," said Banjarmasin Police Chief Kombes Sabana A Martosumito when releasing the case at the Banjarmasin Police Headquarters, South Kalimantan, Antara, Monday, July 18.

The three suspects with the initials KG, DR, and AS have different roles. For KG to purchase oil from PT Dunia Global Sumber Energi.

KG's action was finally uncovered, because the check given to the victim for payment was apparently unable to be disbursed by the bank.

Then as a result of the development of the police, led by the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Banjarmasin Police Commissioner Thomas Afrian, DR and AS were arrested as custodians and at the same time embezzled the oil purchased from the victim.

"So a total of 55 oil drums were purchased by the suspect from December 2021 to January 2022 with a total value of IDR 810,480,000," Sabana said.

Now the police are still developing to find out the flow of oil sales by the suspect. As a result of this gang's confession, oil has been sold to a number of places, from companies to retailers.

"Some have even been sold to Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. These suspects admit that they are in debt, so there is the sale of oil that was the result of deception and embezzlement to pay off debts," said Sabana again.