Prevent Hoarding Ahead Of Ramadan 2023, Police Start Monitoring Markets In Palangka Raya

Illustration of traditional markets. (Antarananews)

CENTRAL KALIMANTAN - Police will monitor traditional markets in Palangka Raya to anticipate hoarding of foodstuffs ahead of Ramadan 1444 Hijriyah.

Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit (Satreskrim) of the Palangka Raya Police, Kompol Ronny M Nababan, said that later the monitoring of the market would be carried out by its members.

"It's just that when it is implemented, it cannot be stated, because this will be done suddenly to find out that the food supply in the local area is safe and not being stockpiled by rogue traders," he said in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan (Central Kalimantan), Wednesday, February 22, was confiscated by Antara.

He said, a number of commodities sold in the market currently still look normal but when there is an increase it is still within reasonable limits.

However, said Ronny, his party will continue to monitor a number of commodity prices in traditional markets in Palangka Raya.

Not only that, the local police also hope that the public can provide information if there are people who deliberately hoard goods so that a number of commodities in the market experience scarcity.

"No matter how small the information that the public has informed us (the police), we will immediately follow up and investigate it to ensure the truth," he said.

He also emphasized that the handling related to this was not only the duty of the police but the task of the local government was related.

By collaborating with related agencies, his party is very confident that the hoarding of goods and the actions of the tengkulak who play prices in traditional markets are not easy to move.

"We will certainly collaborate with relevant agencies, even though the relevant agencies in the city government have checked a number of commodities and said that the supply of goods in our area is safe until Eid al-Fitr 2023," he said.

Based on data compiled in the field, the Trade Office of the Palangka Raya City Small and Medium Enterprises Cooperative (DPKUKMP) is aggressively monitoring the prices of a number of commodities in two markets located in the local area.

In fact, to suppress inflation, officers from the Palangka Raya City DPKUKMP scheduled two times to go down to the market to check food prices. When there is an increase in prices they immediately anticipate with various strategies, one of which is holding a low-cost market at a number of points.