Police Confiscate 417 Bottles Of Imported Alcohol From Bandung To Be Circulated In Tasikmalaya, 2 People Arrested

The police showed evidence of imported liquor from the operation to eradicate liquor in Tasikmalaya City, West Java. (ANTARA/HO-Polres Tasikmalaya City)

The police thwarted the distribution of imported liquor of various brands transported using minibuses to be circulated in Tasikmalaya, West Java.

"Not only the alcohol (drinks) that we confiscated, we have secured vehicles and drivers and assistants for further action," said Head of the Tasikmalaya City Police Samapta Unit AKP Hartono in Tasikmalaya, Friday, September 20, confiscated by Antara.

He said the police had been moving to carry out operations to eradicate the circulation of liquor in the jurisdiction of the Tasikmalaya Police, especially now that ahead of the simultaneous regional elections, operational activities were increased.

As a result, the ranks of the Maung Galunggung Team, the Samapta Unit of the Tasikmalaya City Police, secured a minibus on Jalan Ibrahim Adji, Tasikmalaya, which is known to carry imported liquor illegally.

He conveyed that the minibus with license plate number D 1488 WO was known to distribute imported liquor brought from Bandung to Tasikmalaya, Ciamis, Banjar, and Pangandaran.

"Based on this information, we stopped the minibus driven by (initials) RM and FP on Jalan Ibrahim Adji, Thursday (19 September) night," Hartono said.

He emphasized that the results of the disclosure of the case were confiscated 417 bottles of liquor, then two people, namely the driver and the kernet, were taken to undergo further legal examination.

The operation to eradicate liquor, he said, was an effort by the police to maintain the security situation ahead of the 2024 Pilkada so that it remained safe, so that people could carry out their activities as usual safely and comfortably.

"We are committed to ensuring that the situation remains conducive ahead of the 2024 Pilkada in Tasikmalaya City," said Hartono.

He appealed to the public to maintain security and public order by not carrying out activities that interfere with security, including circulating and consuming alcohol.

"We ask the public not to carry out activities that harm or disturb public order," he said.