The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimsus) of the East Java Regional Police has uncovered cases of counterfeiting bulk cooking oil branded with Oilita in two different locations, namely in Sampang Regency and Surabaya City.
"The disclosure of this case began with monitoring the distribution of cooking oil ahead of the month of Ramadan," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation at the East Java Police, Kombes Budi Hermanto, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, March 12.
Officers found indications of discrepancies in the content and quality of the Oilita products circulating in the market.
"Initially we found irregularities in the Oilita packaging, both in the form of vouchers and plastic bottles. There are allegations of reduction in content and quality that are not in accordance with standards," said Budi.
Further investigations lead to two crime scenes (TKP). The first raid was carried out in East Hamlet, West Bungku District, Sampang Regency, on March 11, 2025.
At that location, officers found 31 reservoirs containing about 10 tons of fake Oil cooking oil.
"The mode used is to repackage bulk oil into one liter and five liter oil packaging with a below standard dose," he said.
Budi explained that the five-liter packaging was only filled with about 4.5 liters, while the packaging of one liter only contained 800 to 890 milliliters.
In the second raid in the Rungkut area, Surabaya, on March 12, 2025, officers secured about four tons of fake Oil cooking oil repackaged in one liter packaging.
"The net contents are only about 800 to 890 milliliters, even though it is listed one liter," he said.
The warehouse is known to belong to UD Jaya Abadi. From the results of the interim investigation, the perpetrators have made a profit of around Rp. 727 million during one year of operation.
Budi emphasized that this case violates Law Number 8 of 2009 concerning Consumer Protection, which prohibits the production and trading of goods that are not in accordance with the weight or clean content listed on the label.
"The perpetrator is threatened with a maximum prison sentence of five years and a fine of up to Rp. 2 billion," he said.
Currently, investigators are still developing the case to uncover the network of perpetrators and the possibility of other production locations.
"We will also continue to carry out market operations with the Food Task Force and related agencies to ensure the availability and quality of cooking oil in the market," he said.
The East Java Regional Police appealed to the public to be more careful when buying cooking oil and immediately report to the authorities if they found irregularities in the products circulating in the market.
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