3 Kg Gas Cylinder Oplos Syndicate In Tangerang Arrested, 5 People Become Suspects

The gas cylinder filled with 3 kg which was mixed by the perpetrators in Tangerang/ Photo; Doc. Banten Police

TANGERANG - Panongan Police, Tangerang Police, Banten Police, uncovered the illegal practice of mixing various sizes of LPG gas cylinders in Rancaiyuh Village, Panongan District, Tangerang Regency.

"The Panongan Police have secured illegal activities of mixing or injecting subsidized LPG gas into non-subsidized areas, we managed to secure 5 perpetrators at the location," Hotma said in a written statement, Monday, March 6.

In addition to securing the 5 perpetrators, the Panongan Police also secured evidence in the form of 1 truck and 2 pick-up cars along with 974 gas cylinders consisting of 12 kilograms as many as 349 kilograms, 620 kilograms as much as, and 5.5 kilograms as many as 5 pieces.

"For the 5 arrested perpetrators with the initials SA, IA, JA, YL, and DR, while there are still some people who are currently being chased," said Hotma.

Meanwhile, the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Tangerang Police, Kompol Zamrul Aini, said that the perpetrators mixed gas from subsidized gas cylinders into non-subsidized gas cylinders.

"The method is to mix from subsidized cylinders to non-subsidized tubes, then by the perpetrators they are sold at non-subsidized prices," said Zamrul.

The perpetrators were charged with Article 55 of the Oil and Gas Law (Migas) and Article 62 in conjunction with Article 68 letters b and c of the Consumer Protection Act. "The case is still being developed and we are still pursuing other perpetrators to uncover a larger network," concluded Zamrul.