Use A Yellow Card And Recommended Letter, Three Perpetrators Abused Subsidized Fuel Diringkus Banten Police

Three suspects who used subsidized fuel were arrested by the Banten Police/ Photo; Doc. Banten Police

SERANG - Investigators from the Banten Police's Tipiter Sub-Directorate, have again uncovered a case of misuse of fuel oil (BBM). In this case, the distribution of Subsidy fuel that should have been distributed to farmer and fisherman groups in Pandeglang, turned out to be traded for personal gain for the sake of profit alone.

Dijelaskan Kasubbid Penmas Bidhumas Polda Banten AKBP Meryadi, pihaknya telah menahan tiga orang pelaku penyalahgunaan BBM, yakni SL (41) warga Desa Pamengkuk Kecamatwatu Kabupaten Serang, DJ (44) warga Desa Keusik Kecamatan Banjarsari Kabupaten Lebak dan AP (40) warga Desa Kerta Mukti Kecamatwati Kecamatan Kabupaten Pandeglang.

In her explanation, Meryadi said that the arrests of the three perpetrators were carried out on Thursday, September 8, at around 21.00 WIB on Jalan Raya Tanjung Lesung Sumur, Panimbang District, Pandeglang Regency, Banten.

"In the arrest, the Banten Police Ditreskrimsus managed to secure 1 unit of Mitsubitshi Colt Diesel Nopol vehicle: T 8067 red and yellow DD driven by suspect SL (41) and suspect DJ (44) as assistants," explained Meryadi.

During a search, it was found that 4 units of Bio Solar fuel subsidized by the government contained 4.000 liters of Bio Solar in the Mitsubitshi Colt Diesel.

"From the results of the interrogation, it was found that the Bio Solar fuel was obtained from suspects AP (40) and AM (DPO) which will be sent to the Serang Regency area to AT (DPO)," he said.

Based on this information, the officers then carried out developments and on Friday, September 9 at around 15.00 WIB. As a result, officers secured the suspect AP (40) at the Cibaliung gas station.

"AP (40) was arrested while buying 70 pieces of Bio Solar fuel using six yellow cards and six letters of recommendation from the Maritime Affairs Service and the Pandeglang Regency Agriculture Service, where the Bio Solar type of fuel purchased should use a yellow card is intended for fishermen and farmers in Sumur District, Pandeglang Regency, Banten Province," added Meryadi.

Meanwhile, Banten Police Wadirreskrimsus AKBP Sigit Haryono said after the arrest of AP (40), officers then took AP to his house in Kerta Mukti Village, Sumur District.

"During a search of AP's house, the location of the Solar Subsidy fuel storage warehouse was found and evidence was found in the form of 4 kepus containing 4,000 liters of Bio Solar, 28 jurigen containing 840 liters of Bio Solar, 2 pump machines and 5 plastic drums," said Sigit.

After an interrogation of the suspect AP (40), it is known that the fuel will be sent to Serang Regency.

"According to the AP, the fuel was purchased from the Cibaliung gas station using a yellow card and a recommendation letter from the District Service and the Pandeglang Regency Agriculture Service which will be sold to AM (DPO) and AT (DPO) in the Serang Regency area," said Sigit.

The overall evidence that was successfully confiscated by the Ditreskrimsus in this disclosure was in the form of 1 unit of Colt Diesel truck, 1 unit of Mitsubitshi Colt, 8 units of kemppu containing 8,000 Liter Bio Solar, 28 jerry cans containing 840 Liter Bio Solar, 70 jirigen, 2 units of pump machines, 5 plastic drums and 2 units of cellphones.

The modus operandi of the perpetrators is to buy Bio Solar fuel which is subsidized by the government at gas stations using yellow cards and recommendation letters from the Department of Agriculture and Food Security of the Pandeglang Regency Government.

"The perpetrators have been carrying out this action for approximately 2 months and currently the Banten Police Ditreskrimsus Investigators are still pursuing two DPOs, namely AM and AT as collectors of this subsidized fuel," added Sigit.

To account for their actions, the suspects are currently being held at the Banten Police Rutan.

"The article suspected of the suspects is Article 55 of Law no. 22 of 2001 concerning Oil and Gas as amended in Law no. 11 of 2020 Job Creation concerning the misuse of transportation and/or trading of fuel oil subsidized by the Government, with a penalty of 6 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 60 billion," concluded Sigit.