inp.polri.go.id - Tanjung Pinang. Food Task Force of Riau Islands Regional Police would check staples availability in the Riau Islands. The inspection would be conducted to ensure price stability and staple availability in approaching Christmas and New Year 2022 celebrations. Director of General Criminal Investigation of Riau Islands Regional Police, Police Grand Commissioner Teguh Widodo, explained that Food Task Force would soon coordinate with related stakeholders before field inspection on staple availability in regencies/cities of Riau Islands. "(We) anticipate to avoid scarcity and uncontrollable price surge in approaching Christmas and New Year 2022", Police Grand Commissioner Teguh Widodo said on Monday (06/12/21). Director of General Criminal Investigation of Riau Islands Regional Police said that Police also will inspect staple availability from the market to the distributor so that Food Task Force can ensure that the staples are still stable and worth selling. "We are conducting preventive measures such as market inspection, foodstuff checking, staple and distributor. Please shop as you need. Our staple stock is still enough", the Middle Officer of Riau Islands Regional Police said. Police Grand Commissioner Teguh Widodo advised the staples sellers and distributors to sell with the determined price. "To distributor, please don't do things against the law that results in price surge", the former Deputy Chief of Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of Central Kalimantan Regional Police said. (ym/bq/hy)