CIANJUR - The West Java Regional Police netted 138 illegal travelers who still forced themselves to bring travelers to various destinations in cities/regencies in West Java during the insulation of the Eid homecoming ban.
"The main route for Karawang Regency is the most illegal travel route netted by officers, while the total number of illegal travels netted to date has reached 138 vehicles, all of which have taken firm action to detain vehicles," said Head of Public Relations of the West Java Regional Police, Grand Commissioner Erdi Adrimulan Chaniago in Cianjur after monitoring the insulation in Puncak Pass area, Cianjur, as quoted by Antara, Sunday, May 9.
Meanwhile, during the three-day isolation, his party has returned 36 thousand vehicles of travelers who have forced themselves to cross a number of main routes and rat trails in West Java.
Although tightening and insulation have been carried out at each border to and from West Java, there are still many illegal travelers who try to bring travelers. Some of them even tried to trick the officers with various excuses in order to get away.
"For Cianjur, which had taken firm action, there were eight illegal travelers, while dozens of others were successfully thwarted from leaving," he said.
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He explained, there are still high numbers of illegal travel and travelers traveling on the main route of West Java, his party will continue to increase inspection and tightening for 24 hours, so that it is unlikely that travelers and illegal travel vehicles will escape.
West Java Regional Police Deputy Brigadier General Eddy Sumitro, said that since May 6 until now, 143 thousand vehicles have entered the main route in West Java and all of them have received strict checks, even tens of thousands of them have been sent back.
During the tightening of the inspection, he said, officers were advised to put forward the humanist side of motorists so that there would be no misunderstandings, even officers were asked to provide socialization so that road users understand the prohibition of homecoming to break the chain of spreading dangerous viruses.
"We also ask officers to maintain health and put forward the humanist side so that travelers who force themselves can return home because this is related to the health of themselves, their families, and people around them, so that Corona can be lost and no new clusters occur during the holiday," he said.
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