Ditpolair Baharkam Polri Reveals 16 Cases With Losses Of IDR 40 Billion

Head of Sub-Directorate for Water Patrol Ditpolair Korpolairud Baharkam Polri Kombes Dadan (center) gave a press statement related to the disclosure of 16 cases for the May-July 2022 period (ANTARA/Melalusa Susthira K.)

JAKARTA - The Directorate of Water Police for the Water and Air Police Corps of the Security Preservation Agency (Ditpolair Korpolairud Baharkam Polri) revealed 16 cases from May to July 2022 that caused state losses of Rp. 40 billion.

"For the period of May 30 to July 31, we have uncovered 16 cases with a total loss of Rp. 40,141,610,000," said Head of the Sub-Directorate for Water Patrol of the National Police's Water Patrol, Kombes Pol Dadan, at the Head of the Directorate of Polaiir of the National Police, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta. Thursday, August 4th.

Dadan said the 16 cases that were successfully revealed consisted of five cases of drug smuggling, two cases of illegal logging, two cases of illegal oil smuggling, two cases of smuggling lobster seeds, four cases of illegal fishing. and one case of trafficking in persons (TPPO).

The evidence that was collected, said Dadan, included 291,114 lobster seeds, 13.7 kilo liters of subsidized diesel fuel, 1,092.26 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 200 mixed logs, 133,000 grams of fish bombs, 683 detonators, four speed boats, and five motorboat units.

"There were 25 suspects arrested," said Dadan.

"Some investigations are being handled by the Gakkum Sub-Directorate here, some are being delegated, and until now everything is still in the process of being prepared, as well as some being developed," he added.

The Head of the Gakkum Sub-Directorate of the Ditpolair Korpolairud Baharkam Polri Kombes Rustam Mansur said the dozens of cases that were successfully uncovered came from various regions in Indonesia, and most of the motives for the suspects to commit criminal acts were due to economic factors.

Rustam said the drug smuggling cases that were successfully uncovered came from three provinces, namely West Kalimantan, North Sumatra, and Riau Islands, then the TIP case occurred in the Riau Archipelago, then the illegal logging case in South Kalimantan, and the illegal oil case occurred in Lampung and South Sulawesi.

"Then illegal fishing took place in Banten, then in South Sumatra, Central Sulawesi, and West Papua," said Rustam.