Tarakan Police Arrest 2 Suspected Makers Of Fake PCR Swab Test Letters, One Of Them Is Juwata Airport Officer

The Tarakan Police are two suspects who made PCR swab test papers and travel documents which are suspected to be fake. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Tarakan Police Criminal and Investigation Unit, North Kalimantan, arrested two suspects who made PCR swab tests and travel documents that were allegedly fake, in which one of the suspects was an officer at Tarakan's Juwata International Airport with the initials HR (34).

"It is true that on Friday (23/7) at around 05.40 WITA at Juwata Tarakan Airport, the Tarakan Police Criminal Investigation Unit succeeded in an alleged perpetrator with the initials FR (47) who was caught red-handed trying to hand over a PCR swab result letter that was allegedly fake and a travel document suspected of being fake. fake," said Tarakan Police Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner of Police Fillol Praja Arthadira accompanied by Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Tarakan Police Iptu Muhammad Aldi in Tarakan, quoted from Antara, Sunday, July 25.

The suspect FR was about to hand over to three prospective passengers, after being interrogated, three passengers admitted that they had not done a physical swab test.

He explained that based on the information from the suspect FR that the results of the PCR swab test were obtained from a person with the initials MA at a rate of one PCR swab test result, a fee of Rp. 1.5 million was charged to each prospective passenger.

"Then information was obtained that it was someone with the initials MA who made the fake PCR swab test result by making it himself using a laptop and printer," said Fillol.

Furthermore, the signatures and stamps are made similar to those issued by one of the hospitals in Tarakan.

Then related to the fake travel certificate, based on the results of the examination of FR, it was found that one of the officers at Juwata International airport with the initials HR that the fake travel document was made by FR actors using computers and printers at HR's house. The fake road certificate costs Rp. 150,000.

"The method of falsifying travel documents is using the company name obtained through the internet and made as if the prospective passenger is an employee of a company that will visit seriously ill parents," said Fillol.

From the results of the disclosure, the police confiscated a number of evidences including Rp7.6 million in cash, two mobile phones, one laptop, one PC, printer and fake stamps with various logos.

The suspect FR is subject to Article 263 paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code or Article 268 paragraph 2 junto Article 55 paragraph 1 with a penalty of six years in prison. Meanwhile, the suspect HR was charged with Article 263 paragraph 1 related to letter falsification with a penalty of six years in prison.