Thousands Of Infertile Eggs Suspected Of Containing E-coli Bacteria Were Dismantled By The Police

DOC Police

PASURUAN - Pasuruan Police, East Java, revealed the criminal act of trafficking in infertile eggs (waste eggs) suspected of containing e-coli bacteria.

Two people were named as suspects in this case, namely Syamsul Arifin (31), a resident of Sambisirah Village, District, Wonorejo District, and Ikrom (41), a resident of Kluwut Village, Wonorejo District.

This case was revealed in Ketupat Operation 2021 during the ban on homecoming and blocking.

The two of them carried thousands of infertile eggs and were netted when they crossed Pasuruan-Malang Highway, to be precise in Pacarkeling Village, Kejayan District, Pasuruan Regency.

"They carry out trading business activities that do not have a business license in the trade sector," said Pasuruan Police Chief Grand Commissioner Adjutant Rofiq Ripto Himawan, in a written statement, Sunday, May 9.

From the suspect's confession, eggs that are not suitable for consumption will be processed to become the basic ingredients for bread and snacks.

The eggs are obtained from the chicken farm where the aim is to hatch. However, they do not hatch and the perpetrators are taken and resold at a low price.

In addition, he also found that the egg yolk was placed in a drumb and the processing was mixed with the feces.

After checking in the laboratory, the eggs contain e-coli bacteria which, if consumed above the limit, can cause danger.

In this case, the police secured 1,150 infertile chicken eggs, 25 packs of chicken egg yolk measuring five kilograms each, five drumbs containing infertile eggs, a freezer, two cell phones, and a pickup truck.

The suspect charged under Article 26 of the Republic of Indonesia Law No. 28 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection, Article 110 of the Republic of Indonesia Law No. 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation, Article 140 of the Republic of Indonesia Law No. 18 of 2012 concerning Food.