Police Guard Indonesia's Entrance To Prevent 'Attacks' Of Imported Used Clothes

Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan/DOK PHOTO: Rizky Adytia-VOI

JAKARTA - The National Police will monitor the territorial waters that are the entrance to Indonesia. The goal is to prevent 'attacks' on imports of used clothing. "Efforts made by the National Police include, among others, the first to optimize supervision at Indonesian entrances in collaboration with stakeholders related to the security of water and port areas," said Karo Penmas of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan to reporters, Monday, February 27. The National Police together with the Directorate of Customs and Excise and the Ministry of Trade will also enforce the law against rogue importers. Not to forget, providing education to the public about the dangers of used clothing. Because, it is possible that the clothes carry a virus or infectious disease. "Then give appeals and education to the public to avoid buying used clothes from abroad because it has the potential to spread diseases," he said. In fact, the National Police and the Ministry of Trade will destroy the used imported clothes that have been confiscated. The plan is for the destruction to be carried out in Cikarang, West Java on Tuesday, March 28. "(The use of used imports) can also interfere with the sustainability of the domestic clothing industry," said Ramadhan. For information, the government prohibits the trade in imported clothing. The prohibition is contained in the Regulation of the Minister of Trade (Permendag) number 51 of 2015.