Director And Commissioner Of The Company Become Suspects Of Hoarding Drugs In Kalideres

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JAKARTA - The police have named the Director and Commissioner of PT ASA as suspects in the case of hoarding Azithromycin in the Kalideres area, West Jakarta. The determination of the suspect is based on the testimony of witnesses and experts.

"We have named 2 suspects in this case, namely the director and commissioner of PT ASA," West Jakarta Metro Police Deputy Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Bismo Teguh told reporters on Friday, July 30.

The two suspects had the initials YP and S. Both were hoarding drugs that are often used to treat COVID-19.

"There has been a request for this drug from the customer from the community, then from the pharmacy asked this warehouse. But the warehouse replied that there was no such item," said Bismo.

Their goal of hoarding the drug Azithromycin is said to be for profit. Because, the rarer the drug is on the market, the higher the price.

"Economic motives, profit motives. Hoarding then occurs scarcity, difficult to obtain, hopefully prices will be higher," said Bismo.

The suspect was charged with the Trade Act, the Consumer Protection Act, and the Infectious Disease Outbreak Control Act.

As previously reported, the police confiscated 730 boxes of Azithromycin 500 mg which were stockpiled in a shophouse in the Kalideres area, West Jakarta. This number is estimated to be able to meet the needs of around 3,000 people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We secured 730 boxes, which means that for public use, the use for residents affected by COVID-19, 1x1 is for 5 days, so actually this number of 730 boxes can be used by nearly 3000 sufferers," said West Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Ady Wibowo to reporters. , Monday, July 12.

It is undeniable that Azithromycin 500mg is one of the drugs for people with COVID-19. This means that at a time when the number of COVID-19 spreads is high, the drug is very much needed.

"This means that these are items that are needed by the community at this time, especially for those suffering from COVID-19," said Kombes Ady.