Two Blackmailers For A Travel Driver Who Went Viral Yesterday Were Arrested By The West Jakarta Police Buser

West Jakarta Police Resmob arrests extortionist travel driver on Outer Ring Road Street/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The West Jakarta Metro Police arrested two extortionists from Cilacap travel drivers who acted on the Outer Ring Road Cengkareng, West Jakarta, last Tuesday, August 2.

West Jakarta Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit AKBP Joko Dwi Harsono said the perpetrator was arrested by the West Jakarta Metro Resmob Team or Police.

"Two people were arrested at the Outer Ring Road Cengkareng, West Jakarta, along with evidence of a sum of money," said AKBP Joko Dwi Harsono when confirmed, Tuesday, August 2.

Joko also explained that the two perpetrators had the initials SM alias S (26) and AS alias A (17). The perpetrators often carry out acts of blasphemy with the same target.

"The two perpetrators are parking attendants and Pak refuses to be at the location. The perpetrators launched their actions by targeting vehicles with license plates outside the city," he said.

Furthermore, Joko also said that his party managed to secure the perpetrators in his boarding house in the Tegal Alur area, Kalideres, West Jakarta.

"When the urine test was carried out, the two perpetrators were positive for using methamphetamine drugs," he said.

The perpetrators are suspected of using the extorted money to eat and buy methamphetamine.

"We hope that the victims who experienced the incident will immediately go to the West Jakarta Metro Police to make a police report," he said.

It is known, the blackmail video had circulated on the Instagram account @polres_jakbar with a duration of 58 seconds. From the footage, it can be seen that two young men wearing black and white stripes and another wearing a black t-shirt, harassed a travel driver.

"A travel driver from Cilacap was hit with a cap for 1 million rupiah on the outer ring road of Cengkareng, West Jakarta," said the narration as a video caption.