800 Police Deployed During Ramadan 2022 In Samarinda

Illustration of police doing security. (Between)

KALTIM - As many as 800 police personnel were deployed to secure traffic in Samarinda, East Kalimantan (Kaltim) during the month of Ramadan 2022.

"Security for Ramadan is in stages starting from the Polres, Polsek to the Bhabinkamtibmas line per kelurahan," said Samarinda Traffic Police Head Commissioner Creato Sonitehe Gulo in Samarinda, Tuesday, April 5, obtained from Antara.

He explained, for traffic problems, his party has made efforts to anticipate congestion by lowering personnel to guard at jam-prone hours.

"Security in the month of Ramadan, especially before breaking the fast until tarawih, because the hours of accumulation are around that time," he explained.

Meanwhile, regarding illegal races which are usually carried out during the hours of the night until dawn, he admitted that his party had formed a special anti-racing task force team.

Gulo continued, on a general scale, his party secures the entire route. However, on a priority scale, his party secures areas that have a tendency to accumulate vehicles.

"For example, around malls, ports and points at the Ramadan Market, as well as homecoming and inter-provincial routes," he added.

The 2008 Police Academy alumni officer added that when he was about to go home, his party would hold a diamond operation to secure the homecoming flow with 24-hour supervision.