Gorontalo City Police Seize 22 Motorcycles Racing Illegally And Arrest Dozens Of Perpetrators

Dozens of motorbikes were detained at the Gorontalo City Police yard, in Gorontalo City/Photo: Antara

GORONTALO - Gorontalo Resort Police (Polres) has confiscated 34 motorbikes used for illegal racing events in the provincial capital of Gorontalo. The Head of Gorontalo City Police Precinct, Kompol Ryan Hutagalung in Gorontalo, Sunday 10 April, said the motorbikes were confiscated from two illegal racing locations. "22 motorbikes were secured on the bypass road and 12 others at the Saronde roundabout," Ryan said as quoted by Antara. and can only be issued seven days after Eid. According to him, to deal with illegal racing which mostly involves minors, the police need special handling, not only disbanding and detaining their motorbikes, but also taking persuasive action by appealing to parents. The role of parents necessary because the perpetrators of illegal racing are minors and students who are legally immature and do not have a driver's license, as regulated in the Traffic Law. "In addition, the vehicle also does not meet the manufacturer's standard specifications. the motor and exhaust used are incomplete and modified," he concluded.