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        "id": 1675698,
        "msgid": "ditpolair-polri-uncovers-lobster-seed-smuggling-case-in-serang-1776135059",
        "date": "2026-04-14 09:07:22",
        "title": "Ditpolair Polri Uncovers Lobster Seed Smuggling Case in Serang",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Directorate of Water Police has busted an illegal smuggling operation involving 47,000 lobster seeds in Serang, Banten, following a public tip-off about shipments from West and Central Java. Five suspects were arrested, and evidence including holding tanks, cooling equipment, and vehicles was seized, preventing an estimated state loss of Rp705 million based on black market values. The case highlights ongoing police efforts to combat fisheries crimes that threaten marine ecosystems and the national economy, with suspects facing up to eight years in prison under fisheries laws.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Directorate of Water Police of the Korpolairud\nWater and Air Mobile Brigade of the Indonesian National Police has\nuncovered a fisheries criminal case involving the illegal smuggling of\nlobster seeds (BBL) in the Serang area, Banten.<\/p>\n<p>Director of Polair Korpolairud Baharkam Polri, Brigadier General I\nMade Sukawijaya, in a statement received in Jakarta on Tuesday, said\nthat the case was revealed on Thursday (9\/4) after receiving a report\nfrom the public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInformation from the public regarding the activity of shipping and\nstoring illegal BBL from the West Java and Central Java regions to\nSerang,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>After receiving the information, the team immediately moved and\ninvestigated a house in the Nancang Jaya Indah Housing complex,\nSerang.<\/p>\n<p>At the house, officers found illegal storage and packaging activities\nfor BBL.<\/p>\n<p>A total of five suspects were secured, with initials AMH, N, CW, AF,\nand AJ.<\/p>\n<p>From the location, officers also seized around 47,000 BBL tails as\nwell as several pieces of evidence in the form of holding ponds, water\ncooling equipment, oxygen tanks, styrofoam, two motorcycles, and one\ncar.<\/p>\n<p>Based on estimates, this revelation has succeeded in saving potential\nstate losses of around Rp705,000,000, assuming the economic value of\nlobster seeds in the black market.<\/p>\n<p>Made said that the suspects are charged under Article 92 in\nconjunction with Article 26 paragraph (1) of Law Number 45 of 2009 on\nFisheries, as amended, with a maximum prison sentence of eight years and\na maximum fine of Rp1.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently, investigators are carrying out further legal processes,\nincluding witness examinations, coordination with fisheries experts, and\ncompleting the case file to be immediately handed over to the public\nprosecutor,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also emphasised that this revelation is part of the Indonesian\nNational Police\u2019s ongoing efforts to eradicate illegal practices that\nharm the state and threaten the preservation of marine resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to firmly addressing all forms of fisheries\ncriminal acts, especially the smuggling of BBL which has the potential\nto damage ecosystems and harm the national economy. This success is also\ninseparable from the role of the public in providing information,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ditpolair-polri-uncovers-lobster-seed-smuggling-case-in-serang-1776135059",
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