Arrested Robbery Gang, Big Accomplice Of Sukabumi

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JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya arrested 36 perpetrators of motor vehicle theft (curanmor) who often act in Jakarta and surrounding areas. They are divided into several groups that act according to orders.

"A total of 36 (perpetrators) have been arrested, 1 is still being treated in hospital," said the Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Yusri Yunus, to reporters on Tuesday, August 31.

"These perpetrators usually do it in the Jakarta, Tangerang, and other buffer areas. Because they are mixed in groups," he continued.

The perpetrators of this theft only act when they receive orders from intermediaries. There are two middlemen who often give orders to these groups.

"The main perpetrators are in Sukabumi. They usually order stolen vehicles and send jockeys to Jakarta to collect the stolen goods from the pickers," said Yusri.

Based on the results of the examination, the theft group has acted hundreds of times. They are recidivist of similar cases.

Yusri revealed that at first the main actors, who were the two intermediaries, were part of a gang. However, as time goes by, both of them choose to act separately.

The identities of the two custodians have already been identified. Currently still in the hunt for the team Jatanras Polda Metro Jaya.

"They were once united but broke up and went their separate ways with the same mode," said Yusri.

With the arrest of dozens of perpetrators of theft, they must be held accountable for their actions. They were charged with Article 363 of the Criminal Code and the Emergency Law Number 12 of 1951 with a maximum imprisonment of 20 years.