inp.polri.go.id - Direktorat Reserse Kriminal Khusus (Ditreskrimsus) of the West Java Police (Polda Jabar) secured five perpetrators who allegedly scam the people with their abuse of LPG contents in Cileungsi, Bogor Regency. Head of Public Relations (Kabid Humas) of Polda Jabar, Commissioner Ibrahim Tompo said that the disclosure began with the discovery of three suspects with the initials RP, LMP, and SMS who refill the 12 kilograms of LPG with the gassess from the 3 kilograms of LPG to "They were caught red-handed when transferring the contents of the gas into a 12-kilogram canister. After that we conducted further investigations and arrested two suspects with the initials AS and HS, bringing the total perpetrators of the mixing to five people," said Commissioner Ibrahim Tompo, Tuesday (28/06/22). Kabid Humas Polda Jabar explained that initially the perpetrators bought several 3 kilograms LPG from several distributors. To fill the 12-kilogram cylinder, according to him, the perpetrators need to buy four 3-kilogram gas cylinders for IDR72 thousand. Then they resell it for Rp. 120,000. According to the Intermediate Officer of Polda Jabar, they managed to resell their 12-kilogram LPG to various areas, from Jakarta, Bogor, to Subang. In one day, they can refill the 12 kilograms LPG up to 80 gas cylinders, so that in one month the perpetrators can earn around Rp115 million. In a different place, the Deputy of Ditreskrimsus Polda Jabar, AKBP Roland Ronaldy said the perpetrators had been running the illegal businesses since March 2022. As a result of their actions, the perpetrators is charged with Article 55 paragraph 5 concerning Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation on the Amendment to the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 22 of 2002 concerning Oil and Gas and Article 62 in conjunction with Article 8 paragraph 1 letter C of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 8 1999 concerning Consumer Protection. They face up to six years in prison.