PALEMBANG - The Musi Banyuasin Police (Polres Muba), South Sumatra, showed its fangs in eradicating the practice of lancung in the oil and gas sector. Starting from the beginning of January to the end of April 2026, the local police managed to handle 10 cases of oil and gas criminal offenses by securing at least 15 suspects.
This massive operation targets illegal oil refining activities, illegal drilling, to the practice of falsifying subsidized fuel which is detrimental to the country.
The head of the Muba Police, AKBP Ruri Prastowo, explained that the pattern of disclosure of cases was carried out gradually and intensively every month. In January, the police completed two cases of illegal distillation until they were declared complete or P21.
The trend of enforcement continues until its peak in April, where there are six additional cases covering cases of fuel fraud to subsidy abuse.
"This disclosure is dominated by illegal oil refining activities, illegal drilling, to forgery and misuse of subsidized fuel," said Ruri, quoted from ANTARA, Thursday, April 30, 2026.
In addition to carrying out law enforcement efforts at the green table, the joint apparatus consisting of the TNI, Polri, and Satpol PP also carried out real actions in the field.
In an operation held for four days on the HGU land of PT Hindoli at the end of April, officers carried out a massive crackdown by dismantling 352 illegal oil wells and destroying 383 huts that were the basis for these prohibited activities.
In ensuring that the perpetrators do not return to the location, the police have also set up a blocking post at three strategic points.
Ruri emphasized that the commitment of the National Police in eradicating oil and gas crimes would not slacken, considering the massive environmental damage and the very high risk of human life safety due to frequent fires in illegal locations.
He explicitly appealed to the public to immediately stop all illegal oil mining activities and switch to a legitimate and safe economic sector.
As a long-term solution, the Muba Police continue to encourage the acceleration of the realization of the Regulation of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Number 14 of 2025. This regulation is seen as a comprehensive key to reorganizing the management of oil and gas in the Musi Banyuasin area so that it is more orderly and provides benefits without violating the law.
"Muba Police continues to encourage the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation to be realized immediately as a comprehensive solution to the oil and gas problems in this region," he concluded.
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