Following Up On The Findings Of Buwas, The Banten Police Joined 7 Bulog Rice Opposing Suspects

President Director of Perum Bulog Budi Waseso (center). (Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI)

The Banten Police managed to secure seven suspects who mixed rice.

All of them are perpetrators who mixed Bulog imported rice used for the stabilization of Supply and Food Prices (SPHP) or market operations.

As is known, some time ago, Perum Bulog found allegations of mixing Bulog rice into premium packages at the Cipinang Rice Warehouse, East Jakarta, some time ago.

"From Bulog's findings at the Cipinang Rice Warehouse, namely Bulog rice repackaging into premium packaging, seven suspects were arrested," said Head of Public Relations of the Banten Police, Kombes Didik Hariyanto, at the Banten Police, West Java, Friday, February 10.

Meanwhile, the seven suspects are HS (36); TL (39); AN (58); BA (31); FA (42); HA (66) and ID (30). They come from Lebak, Serang, Cilegon, and Pandeglang.

Kombes Didik said the confiscated evidence was 350 tons of Bulog rice from repackaging. Then, six digital scales, 8,000 sacks of former Bulog, and seven machines sewing sacks, 10,000 sacks of premium rice from the Rojole brand, SP, Dewi Sri.

Then, continued Didik, the evidence in the form of 50 bundles of transaction files is also secured, right. The file consists of a memorandum of sale, travel documents, and DO.

Repackaging Bulog rice to premium rice and selling Bulog rice above HET (highest retail price). The perpetrator mixed Bulog rice with other rice. This includes a trade monopoly action," he said.

Didik said the modus operandi of the perpetrators was to repacking Bulog rice into premium rice with various brands. Then, mix Bulog rice and local rice. Then, sell rice above the HET price.

Then, manipulate DO from distributors and Bulog partners. Then, enter the rice milling place as if it were a brand of its own. The monopolis of the trading system (the owner of the RPK is also a Bulog offline)," he explained.

For his actions, said Didik, the perpetrator was subject to Article 62 of Law Number 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection and Article 382 of the Criminal Code.

"The perpetrator is threatened with 5 years imprisonment or a fine of Rp. 2 billion," he explained.