inp.polri.go.id - Medan. The North Sumatra Regional Police confiscated 25 cars and one motorcycle that were suspected of not having legal documents.

"The action against fake documents was carried out in collaboration with other regional police, namely from Riau, Jakarta, Bali, East Java and West Java," said the Director of General Criminal Investigation of the North Sumatra Regional Police, Senior Superintendent Sumaryono in Medan, quoted by Antaranews on Monday (5/5/2025).

According to Sumaryono, the fake documents have been spread across the country. As much as 600 to 700 documents, said suspect JS (36) have been delivered throughout Indonesia.

Therefore, he said that his party is also working with the North Sumatra Police Traffic Directorate and the National Police Traffic Corps (Korlantas) or National Police Headquarters to pursue vehicles without documents.

"We are also coordinating with the Customs and Excise Directorate regarding the entry of illegal goods in the form of vehicle engines and spare parts," he said.

Sumaryono said that this disclosure began with a public report on Tuesday (3/11/2025) that there was a syndicate that was trading in motor vehicle documents.

Then, the police team conducted a search and investigation to arrest the male suspect with the initials JS on Jamin Ginting street, Medan.

"The suspect works as a printer and forges fake documents such as BPKB, STNK and other motor vehicle documents," he said.

Sumaryono said based on the suspect's confession, the act of document forgery was carried out for three years. The fake STNK documents were sold for Rp750 to Rp4 million, depending on the vehicle.

Sumaryono said that from the results of the development, his party also arrested 10 other suspects, men with the initials MT (38) MA (33), EN (47), DR (31) BLS (42), FD (39), LJ (33), IW (30) who had roles from agents, car assemblers, buyers and orderers.

The suspects were charged with Article 263 with a threat of six years in prison or Article 480 concerning Receiving with a threat of four years in prison.

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