NTB - Members of the Directorate of Water and Air Police (Ditpolairud) of the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Regional Police (Polda) revealed allegations of illegal trade in detonators.
Head of Public Relations of the NTB Police, Kombes Pol. Arman Asmara Syarifuddin said the disclosure of the active patrols for securing the Sumbawa MXGP event in the waters of the Alas Strait.
"When Polairud's KM Baladewa team conducted an inspection of passengers on the ferry, it was found that a man with the initials AM was carrying a backpack which turned out to contain 1,000 detonators," said Arman in Mataram, Wednesday, July 5, confiscated by Antara.
From the results of the interrogation, AM admitted that the goods would be sold to fishermen for fish bomb activities in the Sumbawa area.
"To members, the perpetrator also admitted that there were still detonators stored in his house in Labuhan Alas. The number was hundreds," he said.
Following up on this confession, Arman said that the team immediately secured AM and conducted a search of his house in Labuhan Alas, Sumbawa Regency.
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Director of Polairud Polda NTB Kombes Pol. Kobul Sahrin Ritonga also revealed that his party had detained AM along with evidence of 1,840 detonators.
To AM, investigators named him a suspect by applying the suspicion of Article 1 paragraph 1 of the Emergency Law Number 12 of 1951.
From the handling of this case, investigators also coordinated with the Special Detachment 88/Anti-terror.
"Our goal is to coordinate whether there is a connection with a terrorist network. We are currently investigating Densus 88/Anti-terror," said Kobul.
Against thousands of detonators, he assured that his party had secured them at the NTB Police Satbrimob Command Headquarters.
"Because this is a dangerous chemical that is easy to explode. So, we secured all the evidence at the Mobile Brigade Headquarters," he said.
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