Police Secure Thousands Of Liters Of Fuel Stockpiled In Empty Houses In East Lampung

The police are securing diesel fuel that was stockpiled in an empty house. East Lampung, Tuesday (2/8/2022). BETWEEN/HO.

LAMPUNG TIMUR - The police have secured thousands of liters of illegal diesel fuel in Hamlet VI, Maringgai Village, Labuhan Maringgai District, East Lampung.

"Members managed to secure thousands of liters of diesel that were stockpiled and unlicensed in an empty house", said the East Lampung Police Chief, AKBP Zaky Alkazar Nasution, as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 2.

In addition to securing thousands of liters of diesel fuel that was included in 35 jerry cans, his party also secured an actor with the initials FK (37).

The security for thousands of diesel and the perpetrators is based on information from the public that there is the misuse of diesel fuel.

"We secured it on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at 11.00 WIB. At that time, members of the Idik III Unit (Tipidter) of the East Lampung Police Criminal Investigation Unit immediately checked the information", he said.

During the investigation, it was discovered that the FK perpetrator was not a party from the depot or distributor who was assigned the task of supplying and distributing fuel subsidized by the government.

"The perpetrators of this FK do not have a permit in carrying out their activities by the laws and regulations. Therefore, we have secured the FK at the East Lampung Police Headquarters for further investigation", he said.

The police also secured as many as 12 empty jerry cans ready to be filled with diesel fuel. For his actions, the perpetrator was subject to Article 40 paragraph 5, the fourth part of chapter III of Law No. 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation which changed the provisions of Article 55 of Law No. mor22 of 2001 concerning Oil and Gas.