Accused Of Selling Dangerous Drugs, Shopkeeper Kidnapped And Robbed Three Men Claim To Be Police

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MAJALENGKA - The Criminal Investigation Unit of the Majalengka Police, managed to arrest three perpetrators of confinement accompanied by violence and the blackmail of a shopkeeper from Majalengka Regency, West Java.

The three perpetrators each with the initials ES (28), AS (26), and P (28), are residents of Cikijing District, Majalengka. They were captured by the Buser team without a fight in two different locations.

Majalengka Police Chief, AKBP Edwin Affandi, accompanied by Head of Criminal Investigation Unit, AKP Siswo DC Tarigan said the hostage-taking began around early August 2021, at 20.00 WIB.

The three suspects, who claimed to be members of the Subang police, came to a shophouse located in Padahanten Village, Sukahaji District, Majalengka Regency.

They immediately shouted at a shopkeeper and handcuffed the victim's hands while forcing her to get into the car which would later be taken to the office for inspection.

Three robbers confessed to being the police/ Photo: IST

"The method used by the suspects is to argue to the victim, that someone died of an overdose, because of the goods sold in the shophouse", said Edwin during a conference, Thursday, September 16.

According to Edwin, at that time, the victim had refused to get into the car. However, the victim was frightened because one of the perpetrators pretended to be holding a gun that was kept at his waist. The suspect also took the victim's cellphone and bag which contained IDR 3 million from the sale at the shop.

While in the car, both of the victim's eyes were also covered with duct tape. Then, on the way, the perpetrators asked for a ransom of IDR 1.5 million from the victim's boss and asked to transfer it to the account number of the shopkeeper", he said.

"After being approved by the victim's employer, then the perpetrators took the victim's wallet and asked to state the ATM PIN while threatening to use a gun and sharp weapons", he said.

Furthermore, after the suspects managed to steal all the money in the victim's ATM card. The shopkeeper was immediately dispatched at around 00.00 WIB in the Jamblang area, Cirebon Regency.

According to Edwin, the victim's eyes and hands were still tied with duct tape. However, the victim tried to escape by asking for help from the nearest Islamic boarding school.

"After receiving the report, we immediately processed the crime scene and examined several witnesses. From the results of the investigation, we managed to arrest the three suspects in different locations, on Tuesday, September 14, 2021", he added.

"We have secured the two perpetrators in a rented house in the Majalengka sub-district and one other suspect was arrested at his house in the Cikijing sub-district", Edwin added.

"As a result of the incident, the victim suffered material losses of around IDR 9.3 million. Currently, the suspects and several pieces of evidence have been secured at the Majalengka Police Headquarters.

Meanwhile, the suspects who are recidivists will be charged with Article 365 of the Criminal Code, with a maximum threat of 12 years in prison", he said.