National Police’s Security and Maintenance Agency, Coordinator, and Directorate of Water and Air Police, Brigadier General Pol. M. Yassin Kosasih, directly chaired the press conference accompanied by the Head of Sub-Directorate of Water and Air Police’s Law Enforcement, Directorate of Water and Air Police of Central Java Regional Police, Head of Tegal City Resort Police, Head of Resort Tegal Police and Supply and Distribution Manager of Pertamina Patra Niaga JBT and Manager of HSSE Pertamina Patraniaga JBT.
On this occasion, the Director of Air Police, Coordinator of Water and Air Police’s Security and Maintenance Agency of the National Police said that this release will convey the disclosure and prosecution of criminal cases of Misuse of Transportation and Trading of oil fuel and Loading and Unloading of oil fuel in the Semarang Regency area.
The arrest started from public information that there was an abuse of subsidized diesel fuel by the government that occurred at the Jongor Fishery Port, Tegal City, where the official selling price should have been from PT. Pertamina per liter ranges from IDR 8,000, – (eight thousand rupiah) to IDR 9,000, – (nine thousand rupiah) while at Jongor Fishery Port it only ranges from IDR 7,500, – (seven thousand five hundred rupiah) to IDR 7.800, – (seven thousand eight hundred rupiah). said the Directorate of Water Police.
“Then on Monday, September 20, 2021, the Sub-Directorate Team for Directorate of Water and Air Police’s Law and Enforcement as well as its Coordinator and Security And Maintenance Agency of National Police and the KP Patrol Boat Team. Anis Macan-4002 conducted an investigation and succeeded in securing 3 (three) blue tank trucks bearing the words PT. Nine Muara Abadi Petroleum Gas are filling up with diesel fuel to the Mekar Jaya 3 Motor Ship,” he continued.
The Director of Water Police also said that, from the results of the investigation, it was known that the diesel type cargo came from a warehouse located in Bergas Kidul, Semarang Regency.
After the development and inspection at the warehouse located in Bergas Kidul, 19 (nineteen) vehicles were found in the form of 14 (fourteen) modified trucks and 5 (five) blue tank trucks bearing the words PT. Sembilan Muara Abadi Petrolium. added Dirpolair.
“In the warehouse, we managed to secure the suspect Mr. AI as the person in charge as Branch Head of PT. Sembilan Muara Abadi Petrolium and the suspect Mr. HH as OPS staff of PT Sembilan Muara Abadi Petroleum as well as the following evidence:
1. 22 (twenty two) vehicles with details of 8 (eight) blue tank trucks bearing the words PT Sembilan Muara Abadi Petrolium and 14 (fourteen) tank modified trucks;
2. 2 (two) sets of pumps with hoses and flow meters;
3. 2 (two) operational notebooks of PT. Nine Muara Abadi Petrolium Semarang Branch;
4. 1 (one) Toshiba brand flash drive with a capacity of 16GB which contains a CCTV recording of a gas station.
5. 4 (four) mobile phones.
6. 1 (one) unit of white Fortuner R4 vehicle.
7. The type of diesel fuel is 61,400 (sixty one thousand four hundred) liters.
The suspects are suspected of violating Article 55 of Law No. 22 of 2001 concerning Oil and Natural Gas in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code.” said Directorate of Water and Air Police.
It was said that the Modus Operandi carried out by Mr. AI, namely purchasing diesel fuel at gas stations in the Ungaran, Bawen and Salatiga areas, Semarang using trucks, box cars and post cars that have been modified by adding tanks or kempus in and in the back of the vehicle with an average purchase in one transaction. i.e. Rp. 300,000, – up to Rp. 500,000, – and is carried out repeatedly until the modified tank reaches a maximum load of 3 (three) tons.
After purchasing diesel fuel from a gas station, the fuel is then transferred to a sitting tank in the PT. Nine Muara Abadi Petroleum and then loading into a blue Tank truck that reads PT. Nine Muara Abadi Petroleum is then sold to industrial consumers in the fisheries sector, namely fishing vessels located at the Jongor Fishery Port, Tegal City, Juwana Fishery Port and Rembang Fishery Port, Central Java at a price of IDR 7,500, – (seven thousand five hundred rupiah) per liter.
Hopefully in the future the National Police’s Directorate of Water and Air Police’s Law Enforcement together with relevant stakeholders can continue to carry out their operational duties to maintain Kamtibmas, law enforcement in the waters and services to the community, closed Directorate of Water and Air Police.
From the disclosure of the oil and gas crime case, the National Police’s Security and Maintenance Agency, Coordinator, and Directorate of Water and Air Police managed to save the state loss of IDR 49,780,000,000 (forty-nine billion seven hundred eighty million rupiah) calculated based on the confiscation of 61,400 (sixty) diesel fuel. one thousand four hundred) liters and a number of assets in the form of 8 (eight) units of Tank trucks, 14 (fourteen) units of modified Tank trucks, 2 (two) units of seated tanks and 1 (one) unit of white Fortuner R4 vehicle.
