6 Months Of Action Steal Thousands Of Solar Liters In Coal Mine, 2 Youths In Tabalong, South Kalimantan Arrested

Documentation of evidence confiscated from two perpetrators of diesel theft at the coal mine site in Kasiau Village, Murung Pudak District, Tabalong Regency. ANTARA/HO-Polres Tabalong

The Tabalong Resort Police in South Kalimantan arrested two perpetrators of the theft of 1,350 liters of diesel at the coal mine site in Kasiau Village, Murung Pudak District. Tabalong Police Chief AKBP Anib Bastian said suspects YF (31) and FD (27) were suspected of stealing diesel fuel at the fuel shelter location. "The two perpetrators admitted that they had committed theft at the fuel shelter location for six months," he said in Tabalong, Tabalong Regency, South Kalimantan, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, October 10. Suspect YF is a resident of Hulu Sungai Utara (HSU) and FD from Hulu Sungai Tengah (HST) South Kalimantan Regency. Members of the Tabalong Police Criminal Investigation Unit led by Iptu Galih Putra Wiratama arrested the two suspects in Sulingan Village, Murung District. Bastian explained that the disclosure of the case began with suspicion from the company after receiving a report of an abnormal filling of diesel fuel. The company examined the tank with a capacity of 8,000 liters, no leaks were found, but the volume of diesel was reduced. "From the information of the reporter authorized by the diesel company, it is provided for the needs of a water pump machine located at the mine site," he said. Previously, the reporting party received information from employees who worked in the fuel department.

Currently, officers have detained the two perpetrators at the Tabalong Police for further investigation with evidence in the form of 31 jerry cans of various sizes consisting of four jerry cans containing diesel fuel and 27 jerry cans empty, as well as one unit of a white double cabin car.