Polda Metro Bongkar Praktik Pengoplosan Gas Elpiji Subsidi Di Depok Dan Tangsel

Illustration of gas cylinders confiscated by the police (ANTARA)

Polda Metro Jaya revealed the naughty practice of mixing subsidized gas in the Depok and South Tangerang areas. Eight people were arrested and named suspects.

"Revealing a case of alleged criminal abuse of subsidized LPG gas," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation of the Metro Jaya Police Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak in his statement, Wednesday, August 16.

In this mixing naughty practice, the suspects injected three-kilo-subsidized LPG gas into 12-kilo tubes.

The location of the first disclosure was on Jalan Tipar Halim RT 002 RW 006, Mekarsari Village, Cimanggis District, Depok City. At that place six people were arrested.

They have the initials PCA and HSR as owners and HD, AMD, BJMN, MHD who act as an employee injecting gas cylinders.

Meanwhile, at the second location, it is believed that Jalan Gelatik Number 62 Sawah Village, Ciputat District, South Tangerang. Two people with the initials FRD as owners and DNO as employees were immediately arrested.

"At two crime scenes in the jurisdiction of the Polda Metro Jaya and managed to arrest 8 suspects," said Ade Safri.

In the disclosure of the case, hundreds of gas cylinders measuring 3 and 12 kilos were confiscated. There is also equipment used by the perpetrators to move the gas.

The suspects are charged with Article 40 Number 9 of Law Number 2 of 2022 concerning Job Creation on Amendments to Provisions of Article 55 of Law Number 22 of 2001 concerning Oil and Natural Gas in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.