Police Secure 22 Illegal Racing Motorcycles On The Third Day Of Ramadan In Kendari City

JAKARTA - Around 22 motorcycles involved in illegal racing and using racing exhaust or brong on the third day of Ramadan 1444 H in Kendari City, Southeast Sulawesi.

Kendari Police Chief Kombes Pol Muhammad Eka Fathurrahman in Kendari, Sunday said that apart from 22 motorbikes, his party also secured a unit of a red Toyota Agya car that was also caught in the operation to control illegal racing and racing or brong exhaust.

"There were 22 motorbikes and one car that were caught in the operation to control illegal racing and racing exhaust or Brong by the Kendari Police Traffic Unit (Traffic Unit) personnel," said Kombes Pol Muhammad Eka Fathurrahman.

The police with three jasmine flowers said that during the operation, his party received assistance from personnel from the Sat Brimob Polda Sultra.

"The Kendari Police Traffic Unit is assisted by Brimob personnel from the Southeast Sulawesi Police," he said.

The former Director of Drug Investigation (Resnarkoba) of the Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police explained that as many as 22 motorbikes were secured in two different places, namely in the Pasar Panjang area and in the Kendari Bay Bridge area.

"In Pasar Panjang area, there are five motorbikes, and there are 17 motorcycles in Kendari Bay Bridge," said Kombes Pol Muhammad Eka Fathurrahman.

The number one person at the Kendari Police said that the control operation carried out at the Kendari Police Traffic was one of the police's efforts to suppress the rise of illegal racing actions carried out by a group of teenagers in Kendari City.

"To suppress the number of illegal races carried out in the Holy Month of Ramadan 1444 H/2023 AD. The illegal racing action carried out by the youth group has also deeply disturbed other road users," he explained.

Kombes Pol Muhammad Eka Fathurrahman revealed that the control operation also aims to minimize traffic accidents in Kendari City.

He added that all of the motorbikes caught in the control operation were immediately taken to the Kendari Police for law enforcement.

"We secure evidence and make law enforcement efforts with a ticketing process," he concluded.