inp.polri.go.id – Jakarta. The Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) has taken action against 18 cases of cooking oil. The incident occurred in several areas.
The Head of the Public Information Section (Kabag Penum) of the Public Relations Division (Divisi Humas) of the Indonesian National Police (Polri), stated that the first case was handled by the South Sumatra Police. They solve a case related to the repackaging of bulk cooking oil.
"Then the Central Java Regional Police have solved five cases with the motive of business actors who do not have a distribution permit to sell, and cooking oil production that is not in accordance with the actual contents and quantities," explained Kabag Penum Divisi Humas Polri, South Jakarta, Wednesday (20/04). /22).
Police Commissioner. Gatot Repli Handoko explained that from five cases in Central Java, there is also a fake cooking oil that had been mixed with yellow water. Furthermore, the East Java Regional Police also had a case of hoarding bulk oil and selling it above the highest retail price.
Then, the Banten Police handled three cases of hoarding and selling them at the highest retail price. The West Java Regional Police handled three cases related to the hoarding of cooking oil and selling it outside the region by repacking it into bulk cooking oil.
The Bengkulu Police handled two cases of hoarding cooking oil and selling it above the highest retail price. While the South Sulawesi Police revealed a case of selling cooking oil without an official distribution permit, and the South Kalimantan Police found a case of hoarding cooking oil without official permission.
"Finally, the Central Sulawesi Regional Police found a case of hoarding cooking oil in large quantities. The perpetrators are suspected of getting a large profit," concluded the Middle Officer of the Police Public Relations Division.