Illegal Sand Mines At The Mount Merapi Trench Were Raided, Heavy Equipment Was Secured At The Magelang Police

Heavy equipment secured by the Magelang Police/ Photo of Central Java Police documents

Magelang Police managed to secure 5 people suspected of illegally mining the sand using heavy equipment on the slopes of Mount Merapi, precisely in the Prasda area of Kemiren Village, Srumbung District, Magelang Regency, Central Java, Saturday, February 25, afternoon.

Receiving information from the people of Kemiren Village, Srumbung District regarding the rampant illegal mining without a permit in Srumbung, the Magelang Police Criminal Investigation Unit immediately carried out procedural prosecution at the TKP and secured 5 people along with infrastructure in the form of heavy equipment and sand-carrying trucks.

"At the time of the raid, 5 people suspected of being the mining perpetrators were arrested. In addition, 5 units of beko type heavy equipment, as well as 4 units of sand transport trucks were found operating carrying out illegal mining at the location", explained Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Magelang Police, Kompol Rifeld Constant Baba, in a written statement, Sunday, February 26.

Separately, the Magelang Police Chief, Kombes Pol. Ruruh Wicaksono, said that until now the case was in the process of being investigated.

"It is true that illegal mining has been taken, currently in the process of being investigated," he said.

"The perpetrators are suspected of Article 158 of Law No. 3 of 2020 concerning Amendments to Law No. 4 of 2009 concerning Mineral & Coal Mining with a threat of 5 years in prison," concluded Kombes Pol Ruruh.