Car Brings 20 Subsidized Fertilizer Sak From West Sumatra To Mukomuko Secured, 2 Suspects Detained

Mukomuko Resort Police broadcast a press release on the arrest of a suspect in the misuse of subsidized fertilizer, Thursday (14/11/2024) ANTARA/Ferri.

BENGKULU - Police thwarted the delivery of a subsidized fertilizer car from West Sumatra (West Sumatra) to Mukomuko Regency, Bengkulu Province.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Mukomuko Police, Iptu Achmad Nizar Akbar, said that the subsidized fertilizers of urea and ponska types transported using a silver Grand Max car were secured on Jalan Lintas Sumatra, precisely in the Abrasi Beach area.

"We secured as many as 20 sacks of subsidized urea fertilizer, 20 sacks of ponska fertilizer, and 10 sacks of non-subsidized fertilizer of the NPK compound type, as well as two STN suspects who sent fertilizers and MRM who received fertilizers," he said during a press release in Mukomuko, Thursday, November 14, which was confiscated by Antara.

Then, he continued, local police officers in addition to securing one four-wheeled motorized vehicle and as many as 14 sacks of original 50 kilograms of ponska subsidized fertilizer.

He said that his party made arrests based on information from the public that there was misuse of ure and ponska type subsidized fertilizers from the West Sumatra region to Mukomuko Regency which usually used pick-up cars at night.

Then, his party found a silver Grand Max car driven by the Gozali driver, then the officers stopped and attacked the car's cargo.

After being checked by the officers, he said, there were a number of sacks branded chicken feed but containing subsidized fertilizers.

He said the suspect's modus operandi was to sell urea and Ponska subsidy fertilizers where the suspect replaced the original urea sack and ponska with sacks used as animal feed to trick police officers.

He added that the subditional fertilizer from the suspect STN to MRM in Sungai Rumbai District, then by MRM, they sold this fertilizer to farmer groups in the sub-district.

For the actions of the two suspects, he said, the threat of imprisonment for five years and a maximum fine of Rp. 5 billion.

He said that his illegal activities were both taking place in this year.

Furthermore, he said, his party would develop the suspect to ascertain other suspects in this case.