South Kalimantan Police Confiscate 500 Tons Of Coal From Illegal Mining In HSS

Wadir Reskrimsus Polda Kalsel AKBP Tri Hambodo accompanied by Head of Sub-Directorate IV Tipidter Ditreskrimsus Polda Kalsel AKBP Ricky Boy Sialagan when the case was released at HSS, Friday (17/5/2024). (ANTARA/Firman)

BANJARMASIN - South Kalimantan Police confiscated 500 tons of coal from mining without a permit (peti) alias illegal in Ida Manggala Village, Sungai Raya District, Hulu Sungai Selatan Regency (HSS).

"These 500 tons of coal are located in the stockpile, where the perpetrators temporarily stored the coal from the coffin," said Deputy Director of Criminal Investigation at the South Kalimantan Police AKBP Tri Hambodo in Banjarmasin as reported by ANTARA, Friday, May 17.

The action against the coffin was carried out on Thursday (16/5) night when officers carried out routine activities that were increased in the form of patrols in areas prone to illegal mining activities.

Kasubdit IV Tipidter Ditreskrimsus Polda Kalsel AKBP Ricky Boy Sialagan combed from the Banjar Regency area to the north to Tabalong to the coast from Tanah Laut Regency to Kotabaru.

"So members have been on patrol all day and night for the past three weeks," said Tri.

While at the location of the coffin in Ida Manggala Village which borders Tapin Regency, the police found that there were activities of several people clearing land looking for coal with an excavator unit and a dump truck unit.

Six people who were at the location could not show their licensing documents.

After being checked by officers, it turned out that it was outside the mining business permit (IUP) which was directly adjacent to PT Binuang Mitra Bersama (BMB) on the left and right sides of PT Pro Sarana Cipta and PT Antang Gunung Meratus (AGM).

Tri said the modus operandi was that the perpetrator carried out mining activities without a permit on behalf of the company PT. BRH as the contractor of PT. PSC which has mining permits.

However, in fact, mining activities were found by officers outside the coordinates of their permits.

Even though they were caught red-handed while carrying out the activities of the coffin, the officers did not immediately identify the suspect.

Tri admitted that investigators were still conducting in-depth examinations of all witnesses and the title of the case to determine the suspect.

"So the case is still developing, when it fulfills the two pieces of evidence, the suspect will be immediately determined," he said.

The suspect charged under Article 158 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 3 of 2021 concerning Amendments to Law Number 4 of 2009 concerning Mineral and Coal Mining with a penalty of five years in prison and a fine of Rp. 100 billion.