Bareskrim Unloads Sukabumi Gas Station Currency, Reduces The Amount To IDR 1.4 Billion Per Year

Dirtipidter Bareskrim Polri Brigadier General Nunung Syaifuddin. (Rizky A-VOI)

The Directorate of Certain Crimes (Dittipidter) of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police revealed the practice of cheating the manager of the Public Fuel Filling Station (SPBU) in the District of Baros, Sukabumi, West Java (West Java). The mode is to install a tool that can reduce the amount of fuel.

"We found that additional tools in the form of PCBs that were installed illegally in this dispenser caused the reduced amount of fuel received by consumers. This practice clearly violates the law and harms the community," said the Director of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police Brigadier General Nunung Syaifuddin to reporters, Wednesday, February 19.

The device installed by the manager will reduce the amount of fuel even though the indicator shows a figure that is in accordance with the number purchased by consumers.

In addition, Nunung also explained that the prosecution of the case began when a team from Sub-Directorate 1 of the Directorate of Certain Crimes together with the Directorate of Metrology of the Directorate General of PKTN of the Ministry of Trade and PT Pertamina Patra Niaga checked at gas stations 34-43111 on January 9, 2025.

The test results showed that there was a deviation in fuel reduction in four dispensers with the pump brand Tatsuno produced in 2005, for the types Bio Solar, Pertalite, and Pertamax.

Measurements using 20-liter Standard Measurements show a varying fuel reduction of between 400 ml to 600 ml per 20 liters, far exceeding the allowed tolerance limit of 100 ml per 20 liters.

"The gas station manager is suspected of deliberately hiding additional equipment in the form of a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) unit containing electronic components and electric current control transformers in the pump compartment," he said.

As a result of this fraudulent practice, it is estimated that the losses suffered by the community using fuel reached around Rp. 1.4 billion per year. The National Police has raised the status of this case to an investigation by naming the Director of PT PBM, RUD, as a reported person who has the potential to become a suspect.

"We will continue to carry out investigations and take firm action against all forms of fraud that harm the community, especially in very important sectors such as fuel distribution," said Nunung.

In this case, investigators apply Law Number 2 of 1981 concerning Legal Metrology, namely Article 27 which regulates the prohibition of installing additional tools on pre-ordered measuring instruments, and Article 32 paragraph (1) which states that anyone who violates these provisions can be punished with a maximum imprisonment of one year and/or a maximum fine of IDR 1 million.