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        "msgid": "central-java-police-foils-smuggling-of-illegal-vehicles-to-timor-leste-1776858668",
        "date": "2026-04-22 18:10:05",
        "title": "Central Java Police Foils Smuggling of Illegal Vehicles to Timor Leste",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Central Java Police have foiled a major vehicle smuggling operation to Timor Leste, seizing 46 motorcycles, four cars, and two trucks without proper documents, with the syndicate having previously smuggled 1,674 motorcycles, 34 cars, and 19 trucks worth an estimated Rp100 billion since January 2025. Two suspects, including an investor and broker with connections in Timor Leste, were arrested after a probe uncovered fake documents used to facilitate the illegal transport. The case highlights ongoing efforts to combat cross-border smuggling, with prosecutions pending under Indonesia's Criminal Code and fiduciary laws.",
        "content": "<p>\u201cThe practice was carried out since January 2025,\u201d Director for\nSpecial Crimes Investigation Unit at Central Java Police, Senior\nCommissioner Djoko Julianto, said here on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The crime was uncovered on April 15, 2026, when police officers\nprevented the transportation of dozens of motorcycles without documents\nin two container trucks.<\/p>\n<p>A follow-up probe led the police to a warehouse in Klaten District,\nCentral Java, where they seized two trucks and a dozen motorcycles\nsuspected of being prepared to be smuggled to Timor Leste.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 46 motorcycles, 4 cars, and 2 trucks without documents\nwere seized by police officers during the operation.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, two arrests were made in relation to the case; they are\nidentified with initials AT, aged 49, from Klaten District, and SS, aged\n52, from South Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuspect AT was the investor and the broker with buyers in Timor\nLeste,\u201d Julianto noted.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the suspects obtained the motor vehicles from\nvarious sources, and fake documents for the vehicles were produced to\nfacilitate their transportation to Timor Leste.<\/p>\n<p>According to Julianto, the suspects sell the vehicles at different\nprices, with motorcycles priced at Rp13 to Rp15 million per unit, cars\nat Rp140 to Rp150 million, and trucks at Rp210 to Rp220 million.<\/p>\n<p>The syndicate has smuggled 1,674 motorcycles, 34 cars, and 19 trucks,\nin total, to Timor Leste, he noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe total transaction value of the smuggled vehicles is estimated at\nRp100 billion,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects will be prosecuted under Articles 591 or 592 of the\nCriminal Code on fencing and Law No.\u00a042 of 1999 on Fiduciary.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Police detail suspects in Indonesia\u2019s illegal import\nprobe<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesian police launch task force to curb smuggling\nlosses<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Bali Police foil cocaine smuggling attempt linked to\nint\u2019l network<\/p>\n<p>Translator: IC Senjaya, Nabil Ihsan<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/central-java-police-foils-smuggling-of-illegal-vehicles-to-timor-leste-1776858668",
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