Police Investigate Senpi Belonging To Fraud Perpetrators Of Recruitment Of Candidates For Police Members In South Kalimantan

The MR suspect was escorted by officers when he was released to the media. (ANTARA/Firman)

The South Kalimantan (Kalsel) Regional Police are investigating the network of firearms acquired by MR (30), a suspect in the fraud of the recruitment of prospective members of the National Police, which caused the loss of 24 victims to reach Rp4,495,000,000.

"Currently the Jatanras Team together with Bareskrim are still conducting searches, if there are developments, we will definitely convey it to the public," said South Kalimantan Police Chief Inspector General Andi Rian R Djajadi in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Tuesday, October 18, confiscated by Antara.

Andi admitted that the findings of a number of firearms controlled by the suspect were quite surprising.

The reason, he continued, was that apart from homemade firearms, it turned out that there were two manufacturers that needed further investigation of their origins.

According to him, an investigation into the possession of firearms requires special handling so that it can be revealed to the source where the perpetrator initially obtained it.

He said the possession of firearms by civilians was very dangerous because it could be used for criminal acts.

Proven by the perpetrators of MR, he explained, firearms were used for fraud by claiming to be members of the National Police to convince the victims.

In fact, he continued, the perpetrator admitted that firearms were always carried while traveling to protect himself or resisted if they were arrested by the police.

It is known that during MR's arrest, police found two CZ CZ-10 C Caliber 9 mm firearms and 32 mm Indian Caliber firearms.

Then two revolver-type homemade firearms and M7 "air softguns" and three magazines.

Police also confiscated 39 32mm caliber bullets, 25 38 caliber bullets, four "holsters" of weapons, and one 7 CO helmet, including one packed vest and one sharp anti-armed vest.

For the disclosure of the prominent case, the Kapolda gave high appreciation to the Director of Criminal Investigation at the South Kalimantan Police, Kombes Pol Erick Frendriz and the Head of Sub-Directorate 3 Jatanras Kompol Reza Bramantya and his team Resmob Macan South Kalimantan, who have succeeded in uncovering criminal acts of fraud accompanied by possession of firearms.