MP private sought in truck holdups<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Tangerang Police are seeking a member of the
\nmilitary police who is suspected in a series of armed robberies
\nof container trucks involving hundreds of millions of rupiah, an
\nofficer said on Monday.<\/p>\n
"The member of the military police, Pvt. Maulana, was involved
\nin a container truck robbery on July 1," Tangerang Police chief
\nLt. Col. Pudji Hartanto said.<\/p>\n
He said the truck was carrying metal plates worth Rp 300
\nmillion (US$42,000) when it was robbed in Cikupa subdistrict,
\nsome 50 kilometers west of Jakarta.<\/p>\n
"Police caught one gang member, Aslam Moreno, on Oct. 19,
\nwhile Maulana escaped with the gang's three other members, Nardi,
\nTaufik and Jasrip," said Pudji.<\/p>\n
"Two other members, Naca and Nijan, were shot dead when they
\ntried to resist arrest by police officers."<\/p>\n
Police have also captured another gang member, Suryadinata,
\ntwo middlemen, Mamat and Rohandi, and a buyer, Asan bin H. Aca.<\/p>\n
"They were captured separately in Tigaraksa, Jayanti, Balaraja
\nand Cikande subdistricts a few days later," Pudji said.<\/p>\n
"Tangerang Police are now pursuing all the suspects, including
\nMaulana."<\/p>\n
Pudji said the group was also involved in another robbery on
\nthe Balaraja-Serang toll road on Oct. 14. They robbed a truck
\ncarrying 20 tons of cardboard worth Rp 160 million.<\/p>\n
The truck belongs to PA Karya Marga, while the cardboard was
\nfrom pulp and paper company PT Indah Kiat.<\/p>\n
"The truck was reported missing on Oct. 14 when transporting
\ncard paper from the Indah Kiat factory in Serang, West Java, to
\nAncol in North Jakarta on the Merak-Jakarta toll road," PA Karya
\nMarga executive Mugip said.<\/p>\n
Pudji said the group planned the robberies thoroughly.<\/p>\n
"They dumped the drivers and assistant drivers in remote
\nareas, while the goods were unloaded and delivered to the
\nmiddlemen who then sold them," he said. (41\/05)<\/p>",
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