South Sumatra Police Reveals Smuggling Cases Of 114 Protected Animals Worth Rp1.3 Billion

The South Sumatra BKSDA and the South Sumatra Police's Ditreskrimsus translocate 65 native animals from Eastern Indonesia, protected bird species from Maluku, Papua and West Papua (Photo: M Riezko Bima Elko P/Antara)

JAKARTA - The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimsus) of the South Sumatra Police revealed a case of smuggling 114 protected animals from Eastern Indonesia with a foreign destination of Rp. 1.3 billion. "We already know the name of the owner of the evidence for the B-7084-TDB car. We were summoned this week, then after that it will be known who the alleged perpetrators are," said the Head Sub-directorate IV Tipidter of the Ditreskrimsus of the South Sumatra Police Adjunct Senior Commissioner of Police Rahmat Sihotang, in Palembang, reported by Antara, Wednesday, October 6. According to him, the results of the investigation revealed that the owner of the pick-up car was domiciled in Jakarta.

A summons to the person concerned for questioning, until the identity of the driver who transported the protected animals is known. If there is a lease with whom, where is the purpose? We make sure this investigation continues until the identity of the perpetrator is revealed," he added. The information from the owner of the car is an important capital to uncover the alleged criminal act of smuggling protected animals. Because, according to the police, they did not find a single person suspected of being the perpetrator but only piles of wire cages containing hundreds of animals in the back of the box. "The car has been secured at the office (Mapolda Sumsel). When it was found, there was no one around the vehicle, it only contained an iron box for animal cages," he explained. Previously, the disclosure of the alleged animal smuggling began with information from the public who suspected a Hi Ace brand bus with the police number B-7084-TDB which parked on the Soekarno Hatta Bypass road in Palembang on Monday, September 6 at around 22.00 WIB. Then based on the report, his party immediately moved to check the scene, then confirmed the presence of the suspected car. people who came to the car. After some time monitoring the car seemed to be swaying. From there the officers immediately searched the car with the Jakarta number. Then officers found dozens of cages containing the animals. ) South Sumatra soup Yes, follow-up can be done. The information gathered shows that the city of Palembang is only a crossing. It is suspected that the animals were about to be transported to North Sumatra and then smuggled to Thailand. In this case, it is suspected that there are three perpetrators who are currently investigating the truth. Meanwhile, of the 114 animals, 65 have been translocated to their natural habitat in three regions in Indonesia. Eastern part (Papua, West Papua, Maluku), Tuesday, October 4. Each for the purpose of the Papua BKSDA in Jayapura includes two victoria mambruk chickens (goura victoria), three black-headed musk musk (lorius lory), two king cockatoos (probosciger aterrimus), 17 soa umbrellas (clamydosaurus kingii) and nine unprotected panama lizards (tiliqua gigas). Four black parrots (chalcopsitta atra) for the purpose of shipping the West Papua BBKSDA in Sorong. lorius garrulus), six Maluku cockatoos (cacatua moluccensis) and nine unprotected animals, namely nine panama lizards (tiliqua gigas) for the purpose of shipping the Maluku BKSDA in Ambon. All of them have passed the health check process and are ready to be sent by flight," said Head of the South Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) Ujang Wisnu Barata in Palembang, Tuesday (4/10). Indonesia Flight Number GA 107 from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport Palembang to Soekarno Hatta Airport. Then continue with a flight the next day using Garuda Indonesia aircraft GA 662 for the purpose of Balai Besar KSDA Papua (BBKSDA Papua) in Jayapura, Garuda Indonesia GA 686 for the purpose of Balai Besar KSDA Papua (BBKSDA Papua) Large West Papua KSDA (BBKSDA West Papua) in Sorong, and Garuda Indonesia GA 640 for the purpose of Maluku KSDA Hall (BKSDA Maluku) in Ambon. he added. He explained, during the treatment process for several weeks in captivity, 49 animals died. Among them 38 died due to illness and worsened due to the transportation process and poor "packing" by the smugglers and 11 animals were destroyed by the influenza virus. 1939/K. 12/TU/KSA/9/2021 and BA.2033/K. 12/TU/KSA/10/2021. Materially, the state is estimated to suffer a loss of Rp. 1.3 billion if the animals are successfully smuggled out of the country. "This is a right that we must take seriously, including all parties who are aware of animal conservation," "In the future, hopefully this case will be revealed and the biggest challenge will be finding the black market which is the center of smuggling of endemic Indonesian protected animals abroad," he concluded.