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        "msgid": "banten-police-uncover-subsidised-fuel-hoarding-scheme-five-perpetrators-arrested-1778197964",
        "date": "2026-05-05 18:43:05",
        "title": "Banten Police Uncover Subsidised Fuel Hoarding Scheme, Five Perpetrators Arrested",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Banten Provincial Police have dismantled a scheme involving the hoarding and illegal resale of subsidised fuels, Bio Solar and Pertalite, arresting five individuals operating in Lebak Regency, Cilegon City, and Serang Regency. The suspects modified vehicles to store large quantities of the fuels purchased from petrol stations using various barcodes and number plates to avoid detection, then sold them at higher prices to industries and retailers. This operation highlights ongoing efforts to curb fuel subsidy misuse, with seized items including vehicles, tanks, and over 3,700 litres of Bio Solar, underscoring the significant financial implications for Indonesia's energy subsidy system.",
        "content": "<p>Banten Provincial Police Chief Irjen Hengki explained that there are\nfour suspects in the Bio Solar misuse case: NN alias AK (45), ED (61),\nAT (50), and NM (21). They are not accomplices and each operated in\nLebak Regency, Cilegon City, and Serang Regency. \u201cThe perpetrators\npurchased subsidised Bio Solar fuel at several petrol stations in Banten\nusing four-wheeled vehicles such as modified trucks or box trucks.\nInside the vehicles, tanks or kempu with capacities between 1,000 and\n5,000 litres were installed,\u201d said Hengki in Serang City on Tuesday\n(5\/5\/2026). In addition, there were perpetrators who used trucks. They\nfilled the trucks with Bio Solar at petrol stations, then transferred\nthe fuel contents to jerry cans. \u201cTo avoid suspicion, the perpetrators\nused various barcodes and different vehicle registration numbers.\nPurchases were made gradually at several petrol stations in amounts that\nappeared normal,\u201d said Hengki. The perpetrators collected Bio Solar to\nresell it at a higher price than the subsidised rate of Rp 6,800 per\nlitre. \u201cIt was then collected in large quantities and resold to\nindustrial parties at non-subsidised prices,\u201d he said. Additionally,\nBanten Police also uncovered the misuse of Pertalite fuel by suspect RD\n(41). He filled his vehicle with Pertalite and then transferred it to\njerry cans. \u201cThe perpetrator repeatedly purchased Pertalite fuel at\nseveral petrol stations in Serang City. Subsequently, the fuel was\ntransferred from the vehicle tank to jerry cans and gallons using a\nhose,\u201d he said. The Pertalite was then sold to retailers at a higher\nprice than the normal Rp 10,000 per litre. \u201cThe collected fuel was then\nresold to retailers (pertamini) at around Rp 12,000 per litre,\u201d he\nstated. The suspects are charged under Article 55 of Law No.\u00a022 of 2001\non Oil and Earth Gas as amended by the latest regulations, with a\nmaximum prison sentence of 6 years and a fine of up to Rp60 billion. In\nthis case, the police seized six four-wheeled vehicles, tanks or kempu\ninside the boxes, a solar suction machine (alkon) along with hoses,\nsubsidised Bio Solar fuel amounting to approximately 3,791 litres, and\n91 jerry cans of 35-litre capacity. Additionally, three barcode cards\nfor purchasing subsidised Bio Solar fuel, 26 different number plates,\nand two mobile phones containing hundreds of solar fuel barcode codes\nwere seized. There was also cash remaining from purchasing Bio Solar\nfuel amounting to Rp7,345,000.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/banten-police-uncover-subsidised-fuel-hoarding-scheme-five-perpetrators-arrested-1778197964",
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