1,381 bottles of liquor sold near schools seized<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Public order officials with police backup seized
\na total of 1,381 bottles of liquor from shops and drink stalls
\nlocated near 162 schools here during a month-long operation in
\nMarch, an official said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Toha Reno, head of public facility orderliness at the city
\npublic order office, told The Jakarta Post that during the
\noperation, public order officials also confiscated three sharp
\nweapons and several grams of shabu-shabu, or crystal
\nmethamphetamine.<\/p>\n
According to Toha, the liquor, with a range of alcohol content
\nbetween 14.7 percent and 40 percent, was seized from shops and
\nstalls located some 100 meters away from schools.<\/p>\n
The March 1 to March 31 operation was conducted at 196 schools
\nacross Jakarta, comprising 137 private schools and 59 state
\nschools, including elementary, junior high and senior high
\nschools, he said.<\/p>\n
Students at the schools have been involved in street brawls in
\nthe capital, he said.<\/p>\n
Toha said none of the vendors were detained.<\/p>\n
\"We just seized their merchandise,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"According to the vendors, they only sell alcohol to boys who
\nlooks over 21 years of age and who are not wearing school
\nuniforms. They claim to have never sold liquor to students from
\nthe nearby schools,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Toha said the operation was the first of its kind conducted
\nthis year and was aimed at putting a stop to the escalating
\nnumber of student brawls in the capital.<\/p>\n
Such raids used to be carried out every three months by public
\norder officials.<\/p>\n
\"We could not afford the raids last year due to a lack of
\nfunds. The budget this year is also very small.<\/p>\n
\"However, the current situation is already getting out of
\nhand,\" he said.<\/p>\n
This year alone, at least six students have been killed in
\nmore than 50 street brawls around the capital, Toha said.<\/p>\n
In March, the city saw 15 street brawls, leaving at least one
\nstudent dead, he said.<\/p>\n
Thirty-four students suspected of provoking the March brawls
\nare required to regularly report to appointed police subprecincts
\nfor evaluation of their behavior, Toha said.<\/p>\n
The liquor seized in the March raids was taken from shops and
\ndrink stalls on Jl. Kayu Putih in East Jakarta, Cengkareng in
\nWest Jakarta, Jl. Sumur Batu in Central Jakarta and Tebet in
\nSouth Jakarta.<\/p>\n
\"I cannot give you the names of the stores because it would be
\nunethical,\" Toha said.<\/p>\n
The 162 schools consisted of 33 private and 14 state schools
\nin East Jakarta, 27 private and 10 state schools in West Jakarta,
\n30 private and nine state schools in Central Jakarta and 24
\nprivate and 15 state schools in South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The seized liquor included wine, vodka, Asoka whisky and Topi
\nMiring. (ylt)<\/p>",
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