JAKARTA - Metro Jaya Police has deployed 180 additional personnel to stand guard at the insulating posts for the 2021 Eid homecoming ban. This is to prevent travelers riding motorbikes from breaking through the blocking posts.

"We have added 180 personnel to anticipate motorbike travelers," said Traffic Directorate of Metro Jaya Police Grand Commissioner Sambodo Purnomo Yogo to reporters, Sunday, May 9.

Hundreds of this personnel will be deployed at an isolation post in the Kedungwaringin area, Bekasi Regency, West Java.

In addition, this addition of personnel is also the aftermath of a viral motorbike racer who is desperate to break through the blockage post. So, this is one way not to happen again.

"We do our best to apply the rules from the government," he said.

Previously it was reported that the blockage scheme on roads around Jabodetabek related to the policy of prohibiting going home has been going on for three days. A total of 7,876 vehicles were turned back because they did not comply with the requirements.

"As many as 7,876 vehicles we turned around, out of 18,701 vehicles that we inspected for three days," said Head of Public Relations of Metro Jaya Police Grand Commissioner Yusri Yunus to reporters, Sunday, May 9.

Yusri detailed that of the thousands of vehicles that were turned around, consisting of 4,313 motorists and 2,877 motorists. In fact, the remaining 592 passenger vehicles and 95 goods vehicles.

"All of them are based on the results of 21 isolation points and 21 checkpoint locations," said Yusri.


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