2 North Acehnese Arrested For Illegal Weapons Ownership

The police showed evidence of firearms confiscated at a press conference at the North Aceh Police Headquarters, Tuesday (13/6/2023). (ANTARA/Dedy Syahputra)

The North Aceh Police Criminal Investigation Unit (Satreskrim) team, Aceh, arrested two suspects who owned firearms without permission or illegal ones who often threatened residents.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the North Aceh Police, AKP Agus Riwayanto Diputra, said the two suspects were SB Apalia Mukim (32) and HS alias Moren's father (44) who was a resident of Geulangang Baro Village, Lapang District.

"The two suspects were arrested by officers without a fight while riding a motorcycle in Lhok Iboh Village, West Baktiya District, North Aceh Regency on Friday (19/5)," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, June 13.

From the results of the body search, Agus said, officers obtained a homemade firearm with the remaining 9 mm caliber ammunition that was still active from within the magazine.

Agus said the arrests stemmed from reports from the public regarding the two suspects having firearms that often threatened to make residents afraid and restless.

"These (suspects) often threaten residents and shoot in residents' pond areas, from the report, officers conduct investigations and win the two suspects," he said.

The police carried out developments and managed to get an airsoftgun weapon at the house of the suspect, Moren's father and the T key used by the perpetrators of motorcycle theft (curanmor).

"From the results of this development, officers obtained five units of two-wheeled motorized vehicles whose ownership could not be accounted for. Suspect H alias Moren's father is a recidivist in the theft case," he said.

Agus said that from the results of the interrogation of the suspects, it was known that the homemade firearm was obtained from Abu Razak, who is the head of the Armed Criminal Group (KKB) who died in 2019.

"For their actions, these suspects were charged with Article 1 Paragraph (1) of the Emergency Law Number 12 of 1951 concerning the misuse of firearms with the threat of the death penalty or life imprisonment or a maximum temporary prison sentence of 20 years," he said.

Agus said that from the results of the checking and matching of the engine number of the motorized vehicle, it was known that the motorbike that was suspected to have been stolen did not belong to residents in the jurisdiction of the North Aceh Police.

"I urge people who feel they have lost their motorized vehicles to be able to visit the North Aceh Police by bringing a complete letter and free of charge," he said.