Gorontalo Police Destroy Traditional Alcohol Production Site Cap Tikus

GORONTALO - Tilongkabila Sector Police (Polsek) personnel raided a production site for traditional alcoholic beverages of rat-cap type, located in Tunggulo Village, Tilongkabila District, Bone Bolango Regency, Gorontalo Province.

Tilongkabila Police Chief Ipda Andi Rustan said while at the location his party found a number of residents preparing to carry out the process of distilling Nira water into alcoholic beverages of the type of rat stamp.

"At that location, we found that one drum of Nira water was ready to be processed into rat stamps, and two residents would process it," said Andi Police Chief, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, September 15.

The police officers took one 25-liter jerry can of Nira water to be secured at the Mapolsek and used as evidence. Meanwhile, the remaining nira on the drum was immediately destroyed because its location was in the forest and hills, about 2 kilometers from residential areas.

In addition, with the help of a number of residents, the Tilongkabila Police also destroyed the distillation equipment in the form of bamboo and drums used to produce alcoholic beverages with rat stamps.

In addition, his party also secured and confiscated a tarpaulin that was used as the roof of the hut, as well as three empty 25-liter jerry cans which are often used to accommodate Nira water before the rat's alcohol stamps were processed.

After confirming that all production equipment had been destroyed, the police personnel installed police lines around the location, and collected data on residents, including owners from the place.

"The owner has the initials UN, a resident of Tilongkabila District, and we have done data collection. Then tomorrow we will call the Sector Police Headquarters for inspection," he said.

Rustan said the operation was carried out in the context of enhanced routine activities (KRYD) to create a safe and conducive public order and security situation, especially in the jurisdiction of the Tilongkabila Police.

"This originated from reports from residents submitted to us. In this regard, we continue to eradicate alcoholic beverages because most criminal cases or violations of the law are caused and started with alcoholic beverages," he added.