South Jakarta Metro Police Investigate The Cause Of Cooking Oil Scarcity In South Jakarta

JAKARTA - The South Jakarta Metro Police will investigate the cause of the scarcity of cooking oil in their jurisdiction. This was said directly by the Head of Criminal Investigation at the South Jakarta Metro Police Grand Commissioner Adjutant of Police, Ridwan Soplanit.

"We will take further steps to investigate what is the cause of the scarcity (of cooking oil)," Ridwan said when he told reporters, Tuesday, March 15.

Ridwan said that his party would check up to the distributor and producer level. This is done to find out the cause of the scarcity of cooking oil.

"We will check up to the distributor and producer level. What is the problem, is there a lack of stock or price manipulation," he said.

Ridwan also explained that his party had carried out surprise inspections (Sidak) for several areas of South Jakarta, Tuesday, March 15. This activity was carried out based on the instructions of the National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo.

The areas that were inspected were North Cipete, Kebayoran Baru and Bangka, Mampang Prapatan. As a result, the police found two agents who experienced a shortage of cooking oil stocks.

"Until today we have checked with several agents, there are also agents who are not as usual. He does not receive quotas or shortages," he said