SEMARANG \u2014 Central Java Police have shut down an illegal sand and\nandesite mining operation in Leyangan village, East Ungaran district,\nSemarang regency. The estimated state revenue protected by the closure\nis between Rp2.6 billion and Rp3.3 billion.<\/p>\n
Central Java Police Chief Inspector General Roy Hardi Siahaan said\nthe case began with information received by the force\u2019s special crimes\ndirectorate, which officers followed up by visiting the site.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen they checked the permits and related documents, the suspect or\noperator could not produce them,\u201d Roy said at a press conference at the\nCentral Java Police special crimes directorate headquarters in Semarang\non Friday (16 October 2026).<\/p>\n
Investigators found that mining had been taking place for more than a\nmonth. \u201cAs well as soil, they were also extracting andesite rock, and\nthe operation had been running since early September 2026,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The value of the fill soil sold by the suspect over the previous\nmonth was estimated at Rp48 million, while andesite sales were put at\naround Rp40 million. Combined sales of the two materials during the\nmonth were therefore about Rp88 million.<\/p>\n
Police have named one suspect, AP, aged 48. Several items of evidence\nwere seized, including two excavators.<\/p>\n
A site inspection found that the illegal sand and stone mining area\ncovered 3.4782 hectares. With the cliff height and average mining depth\nestimated at 15 metres, the indicative geometric volume was calculated\nat 521,730 cubic metres, or around 52,173 truckloads.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have also sought to estimate the state revenue that has been\nprotected. If the entire volume were eventually extracted, potential tax\nrevenue would be approximately Rp2.61 billion to Rp3.3 billion,\u201d Roy\nsaid.<\/p>\n
AP has been charged under Article 158 of Law No.\u00a03\/2020, which amends\nLaw No.\u00a04\/2009 on Mineral and Coal Mining. The offence carries a maximum\nsentence of five years in prison and a fine of up to Rp100 billion, Roy\nsaid.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/central-java-police-shut-down-illegal-sand-and-andesite-quarry-in-ungaran-1792169466", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }