Six Extortion Perpetrators Of Truck Drivers In Cengkareng Successfully Arrested By Joint Police

Six perpetrators of burglary or illegal levies (extortion) against a number of truck drivers passing on Jalan Ring Road Kayu Besar, Cengkareng, West Jakarta, did not move when arrested by a joint team from the West Jakarta Metro Police and the Cengkareng Police.

They were arrested after going viral by force against a number of truck drivers who passed by. The police arrested the perpetrators after conducting a sweep around the scene.

Head of Samapta West Jakarta Metro Police AKBP M Hari Agung Julianto said, after receiving information from the Instagram account @polres_jakbar, the team together with the Cengkareng Police immediately moved to the location.

"We managed to secure as many as 6 perpetrators who were suspected of being the perpetrators of the burglary," said AKBP M Hari Agung when confirmed, Thursday, April 6.

From the perpetrator's statement, they admitted their actions as offenders. Of the 6 perpetrators who were arrested, 1 of them was proven to have gone viral during the burglary. The joint team is also still pursuing the other perpetrators.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Cengkareng Police, Kompol Hasoloan Situmorang, appealed to the people who were victims to immediately report to the Cengkareng Police.

"Until today, no victims have reported. We urge the public to immediately make a police report to the Cengkareng Police," he said.