South Kalimantan Police Arrest 3 Astambul Gas Station Operators Who Violate Biosolar

Wadir Reskrimsus Polda Kalsel AKBP Tri Hambodo showed a tank truck confiscated from the practice of biosolar transmission at the Astambul gas station when the case was released in Banjarmasin, Tuesday (14/5/2024). (ANTARA/Firman).

The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimsus) of the South Kalimantan Police arrested three operators of the Public Fuel Filling Station (SPBU) 63,706.01 Ahmad Yani Street Km 49 Astambul District, Banjar Regency who were involved in the practice of biosolar slowing down.

"These three operators serve biosolar sales to the driver at a price of Rp. 7,861 per liter," said Deputy Director of Criminal Investigation at the South Kalimantan Police AKBP Tri Hambodo in Banjarmasin as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, May 14.

The arrest of this gas station operator is the result of the development of a team led by the Head of Sub-Directorate IV Tipidter of the South Kalimantan Police Ditreskrimsus AKBP Ricky Boy Sialagan after successfully dismantling a warehouse that carried out loading and unloading activities of fuel from the launch on Sunday (12/5).

At the location of the fuel storage warehouse located on Jalan Ahmad Yani Km 52, Astambul District, Banjar Regency, the police found a number of dump trucks and mini buses diverting fuel to a tank truck that reads PT Rajawali Sakti Borneo Perkasa (RSBP).

Tri explained that from the confession of a number of people who were secured in the warehouse, biosolar was purchased from a launch of Rp9,500 per liter and resold Rp11 thousand per liter.

Although they have secured 11 people for examination, including three operators of the Astambul gas station, the police have not yet named a suspect.

Tri admitted that the legal process had gone up to investigation and a police report had been issued.

"What is certain is that there has been an unlawful act, we already have an idea of who will become a suspect and investigators will immediately conduct a case title," he said.

The legal entanglement imposed on the suspect later is Article 40 number 9 Article 55 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 6 of 2023 concerning Stipulation of Government Regulations in Lieu of Law Number 2 of 2022 concerning Job Creation into Laws that amend Article 55 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 22 of 2001 concerning Oil and Gas. Earth.