20 smuggled seized in W. Java<\/p>\n
Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung<\/p>\n
The West Java Police said on Tuesday that they had seized 20
\nluxury cars, including one belonging to artist Lia Waroka, which
\nwere smuggled into the country.<\/p>\n
Sr. Comr. Kurniawan, the West Java Provincial Police chief of
\ndetectives, said the vehicles were confiscated over the past two
\nweeks with the help of Banten Police.<\/p>\n
The vehicles were some of the 72 luxury cars, identified by
\nthe West Java Police, as those that were smuggled into Indonesia.
\nAlmost all of the ownership or registration documents were issued
\nby the West Java Police.<\/p>\n
Kurniawan said the 20 seized cars included a Jaguar sedan with
\npolice registration number A 52 P, owned by Lia Waroka.<\/p>\n
Others included a Mercedes sedan with registration number A
\n911 KS, and a Rolls Royce with registration number A 111 RS, both
\nbelonging to a legislator from West Java, he added.<\/p>\n
Kurniawan said eight of the 20 cars would be held as evidence
\nat Banten Police Headquarters, six at West Java Police
\nHeadquarters and three at the Jakarta Metro Jaya Police
\nHeadquarters.<\/p>\n
He said the investigation into the recent haul of luxury cars
\nwas centered around the Banten Police as most of the smuggled
\nvehicles had been seen in areas between Jakarta, Banten and
\nLampung.<\/p>\n
He said his office was having difficulty in locating the
\nwhereabouts of the other 52 luxury cars.<\/p>\n
"The owners of the cars have likely hidden their vehicles
\nbecause they fear the cars will be confiscated. We suspect that
\nmany of them obtained new ownership documents from police outside
\nWest Java," Kurniawan said.<\/p>\n
He said his office would continue to cooperate with police in
\nother provinces to locate the other 52 vehicles.<\/p>\n
Kurniawan also said that an investigation was under way on a
\nMercedes sedan with registration number A 1 L, belonging to West
\nJava Police chief Insp. Gen. Sudirman Ail. The car is suspected
\nof being among the luxury cars smuggled into the country.<\/p>\n
Kurniawan declined to comment further.<\/p>\n
However, deputy West Java Police chief Brig. Gen. Deddy S.
\nKomarudin said that Ail's car was not illegal as it had the
\nrequired official documents.<\/p>\n
Earlier, police chiefs from the Serang and Pandeglang
\ndistricts were discharged for their alleged role in issuing
\nregistration permits for the smuggled cars.<\/p>",
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