Pockets IDR 5.5 Million A Day, This Is The Naughty Mode Of Extortionists In Tanjung Priok After Being Reported By Jokowi

Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Yusri Yunus (Photo: Rizky Adytia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The police say that the modus operandi used by illegal levies in the North Jakarta area is to slow down the unloading of cargo from container trucks.

Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus said that in this modus operandi the perpetrators required truck drivers to pay at every post. This means that you are required to pay from the entrance to the exit.

"I just take an example from 1 post, there are 5 posts. There are Fortune posts, these are all average employees. Employees starting from security at Fortune 1 post at the entrance have to pay Rp. 5 thousand, then post two enters It costs Rp. 2,000. To enter post 3, you have to pay Rp. 2,000 or Rp. 5,000," Yusri told reporters, Friday, June 11.

"Entering post 4 to lift the crane container is a minimum of Rp. 5,000, lastly outside the depot, you have to pay another Rp. 2,000. So the total at Fortune JFC is around Rp. 13,000 per day per vehicle," Yusri continued.

With this mode, these crooks can earn millions of rupiah every day. Because, for one day the incoming trucks reach hundreds.

"For one day it can be 500 container vehicles, so around Rp. 5.5 million that must be spent by drivers," said Yusri.

The millions of rupiah were not deposited with the company where the perpetrators worked. Instead, it will be distributed to each actor after their working hours are completed.

"It's not them-they put (the money) into the office, so it's put in one place. After they leave the picket, they will share it," said Yusri.

Previously reported, as many as 49 people who often do illegal levies (extortion) were secured in the North Jakarta area. They were secured after a directive from the National Police Chief to follow up on President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi) orders.

Based on the data collection, the dozens of offenders were dealt with by the North Jakarta Metro Police and the Tanjung Priok Port Police. Most of them are employees of PT Greeting Fortune Container (GFC) and PT Dwipa Kharisma Mitra Jakarta.

In fact, this extortion practice has been going on for quite a long time. This is based on the truck drivers who give money without having to be asked by the perpetrators.

"If you say since when? It's been quite a while, people say they don't need to be asked, these drivers without being asked have already paid because it has become a culture," said Yusri.