Investigate Scarcity Of Cooking Oil, Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police Visit Distributor In Kendari

Police investigate the scarcity of cooking oil in Kendari/Photo: Antara

KENDARI - The Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police conducted an investigation into the scarcity of cooking oil in every distributor in Kendari City. The Special Criminal Director of the Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police Kombes Pol. Heri Tri Maryadi in a written statement from the North Sulawesi Regional Police Public Relations, Tuesday, February 22, said that his party had issued an Investigation Order Number Sprin/32/II/2022/DitReskrimsus and Sprin Number 32.a/II/2022/DitReskrimsus dated February 1, 2022.

Personnel led by Head of Sub-Directorate I Indagsi Dit Reskrimsus Polda Sultra AKBP Yudhi Palmi Dj. carry out investigation tasks related to the availability and distribution of cooking oil in the jurisdiction of the Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police.

The Food Task Force team from the Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police checked directly at the warehouse of cooking oil distributors, including PT Tunas Bakti, PT Landipo Niaga Raya, PT Wira Eka, PT Wings, PT Inti Cakrawala Citra, and Indogrosir Kendari Branch on Monday, February 21.

Police Commissioner. Heri said that in several warehouses of the five big distributors, there were empty cooking oil stocks, such as in the warehouses of PT Tunas Bakti and PT Wira Eka. The selling price for 1 liter of cooking oil varies between Rp. 13 thousand and Rp. 15 thousand.

When the task force team checked the availability and distribution of cooking oil at Anduonohu Market, he said that the traders were selling them at a price of Rp. 20,000 per liter.

According to him, currently the obstacles and obstacles causing the scarcity of cooking oil are the delay in distribution from the center (factory) to distributors and the distribution distance from Java Island, namely Surabaya City to Kendari City, Southeast Sulawesi which takes time.

He stated that the absence of supervision from distributors to stores or retailers caused prices to not match the highest retail price (HET).

Currently some shops or supermarkets are experiencing a shortage of cooking oil stocks. This, he said, was due to delays in delivery from distributors.

The Southeast Sulawesi Regional Police Food Task Force team sees the need for regular checks on distributors in Kendari City and carry out market operations with related parties.