Patrols In The Mariana Banyuasin Area, Polairud Of The South Sumatra Police Managed To Fail To Ship 60 Tons Of Illegal Fuel

Director of Ditpolairud Polda Sumsel Kombes Andreas Wayan Wicaksono showed evidence of a truck that had been modified as an illegal diesel carrier/VIA ANTARA

PALEMBANG - Officials from the Water and Air Directorate of the South Sumatra Police (Polairud Polda Sumsel) thwarted efforts to send 60 tons of illegal diesel fuel (BBM) in the waters of Banyuasin Regency. Director of Ditpolairud Polda Sumsel Kombes Andreas Wayan Wicaksono said the delivery effort was thwarted by his personnel while carrying out patrols in the Mariana Waters area, Banyuasin, Wednesday afternoon at around 12.30 WIB. During the patrol, personnel found five suspicious truck trucks closed tightly with tarpaulin parked at the People's Pier, Prajin Village, Mariana Waters, Banyuasin 1 District, Banyuasin Regency. The trucks were driven by five drivers with the initials HK (29), HI (38), AT (39), PI (29), FR (25) and accompanied by five kernets, each of whom was a resident of Banyuasin, South Sumatra and Lampung. "They were also approached by personnel on duty to be examined, and apparently they could not show valid travel documents," he told reporters in Palembang, Antara, Wednesday, November 30. The police then asked the motorists to open tarpaulins like a truck to see the contents of their luggage. From there, it was found that the five trucks had modified iron chambers containing illegal diesel oil that they wanted to send through the waters. According to the perpetrators' confessions, the diesel oil that was transported came from the Keluang area, Musi Banyuasin, owned by someone with the initials AR. "They were assigned to put the diesel into the tag boat they were waiting for at the dock," he said. However, he said, the police still needed further investigation of the perpetrators who had been arrested at the South Sumatra Police Polairud Headquarters and the evidence to explain in detail regarding this arrest. As for the evidence, respectively, the Mitsubishi charter truck with police number BG-8120-OG charges 15 tons of illegal diesel, BG-8516-JB charges 8 tons, BG-8481-JJ charges 10 tons, BE-8642-LV loads 12 tons and BE-8586-LV loaded 15 tons. For their actions, the suspects can be subject to Article 53 (b) and 55 of Law number 22 of 2001 concerning Oil and Gas, which carries a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a maximum fine of IDR 60 billion.