Truck Carrying Wood Palette Turns Out To Dispose Of Hazardous Medical Waste In Serang, Police Move

Police officers showed medical B3 waste in Walantaka, Serang City, Banten, Sunday (19/10/2025). (ANTARA/HO-Polresta Serang City)

SERANG - Certain Criminal Investigation Units (Tipidter) of the Serang City Police Criminal Investigation Unit are investigating allegations of criminal acts of managing hazardous and toxic medical waste (B3) without permission in the Walantaka District, Serang City, Banten.

Serang City Police Chief Kombes Yudha Satria explained that the investigation was carried out based on Information Report Number R/Li-375/X/RES.5.3/Reskrim dated October 15, 2025.

"This investigation began with the discovery of residents on Wednesday at around 07.00 WIB regarding the alleged disposal of medical B3 waste without permission in the vacant land area in front of the Graha Walantaka Housing TPU, Pabuaran Village," said Yudha in Serang, Antara, Sunday, October 19.

Based on witness testimony, it was known that on Friday, October 10 at around 22.00 WIB, two tronton trucks came to the location and lowered the cargo which was claimed to be a wooden palette.

The incident began when the witness with the initials DI was offered by DA via WhatsApp message to receive a shipment of wood pallets. However, after the two trucks dismantled the cargo and left the location, it turned out that what was thrown was not wood, but hazardous medical waste.

"After checking, the waste that was disposed of was medical B3 waste," said Yudha.

He added that a culvert with the initials KU had sorted plastic materials from the waste pile to be resold.

Following up on these findings, the Serang City Police Inafis Unit and the Walantaka Police have conducted a crime scene (TKP) investigation and put up a police line for investigation purposes.

"We will continue to investigate this case to reveal the parties responsible for the disposal of hazardous waste without such permission," said Yudha.