Police Raid The Place For Fake LPG Gas In Badung Bali

BADUNG - The Badung Police Team, Bali, arrested Taryana (29) from Subang, West Java, for mixing LPG gas.

"The modus operandi of the perpetrator was to transfer the gas contents of a 3 kg canister into a 12 kg canister, using a stick tool and assisted by an ice cube to facilitate the transfer of the gas filling," said Head of Public Relations of the Badung Police, Iptu I Ketut Sudana, Friday, April 8.

Police initially raided a shop on Jalan Raya Pandu, North Kuta on Friday, March 25.

At the location, it was stated that there was an abuse of subsidized LPG gas trading. The perpetrators mixed a 3 kg gas cylinder into a 12 kg tube.

From this information, the police raided the location. The perpetrator was also arrested while mixing gas cylinders.

"Due to this incident, the perpetrator and the evidence were secured to the Badung Police for further legal proceedings," he added.

The perpetrator admitted that he had mixed 3 kg gas cylinders into 12 kg cylinders as many as 13 gas cylinders.