3 Porters At Sultan Thaha Jambi Airport Who Stole IDR 35 Million In The Baggage Of Lion Air Passengers Were Arrested By The Police

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JAMBI - Jambi City Police arrested three porters at Sultan Thaha Saifuddin Airport, Jambi, who were involved in stealing IDR 35 million in baggage from a Lion Air flight bound for Jambi-Jakarta.

"We have arrested the three suspects with the initials ML, ZH, and VK, who are Jambi residents", said the Head of the Jambi Regional Police, Ipda Reny Widya, as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, April 13.

"We are currently completing the files for the suspects for phase I", said Reny Widya.

Previously reported, Rusdi Caniago lost money worth IDR 35 million in a bag that was placed in the trunk of a Lion Air plane on a flight from Sultan Thaha Saifuddin Airport Jambi to Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Jakarta, on Thursday, March 24. The victim reported the case to the police.

Rusdi Caniago (45), a resident of Jambi City at that time with his friends was about to depart from Sultan Thaha Saifuddin Airport Jambi for Soekarno-Hatta Airport using a Lion Air plane with flight code JT 601.

"When I arrived at Sultan Thaha Saifuddin Airport, the bag I was carrying containing IDR 35 million went into the plane's baggage and after arriving at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, my friend was reminded to check the contents of the bag which contained money, whether the money was still there", he said.

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However, when he arrived at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, he became suspicious and checked that the money in the bag worth IDR 35 million was no longer there and immediately reported the incident to the authorities at Soekarno-Hatta Airport and officers immediately checked the surveillance cameras at Soekarno-Hatta Airport but to no avail.

"The report was carried out by the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police and then followed up and at this time while the perpetrators have been detained who are Jambi people", said Rusdi.