The Criminal Investigation Unit of the Malang City Police Department\nhas uncovered alleged distribution of illegal imported red onions\ncirculating in Malang, East Java.<\/p>\n
In this case, police designated one suspect with the initials BS or\nBenny Sanjir (46) as a formal suspect. The suspect designation followed\na series of investigations and examinations conducted by investigators\nregarding the distribution activities of imported onions suspected of\nnot meeting required standards.<\/p>\n
Malang City Police Chief, Senior Police Commissioner Putu Kholis\nAryana, stated that the case disclosure originated from a police report\nnumbered LP\/A\/12\/XI\/2025\/SPKT SATRESKRIM\/POLRESTA MALANG KOTA\/POLDA JAWA\nTIMUR dated 11 November 2025.<\/p>\n
From investigation results, police discovered a warehouse on Rajasa\nStreet, Bumiayu Village, Kedungkandang District, Malang City that was\nsuspected of being used as a storage facility for imported red onions\nbefore distribution to various regions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe imported onions are suspected of violating horticulture import\nstandards. The team conducted an inspection on Saturday, 8 November\n2025, at approximately 17:30 Western Indonesian Time in front of a\nwarehouse owned by Abd Holek and Yulia Riska on Rajasa Street. The\nwarehouse was found to receive supplies of red onions from a supplier\nnamed BS,\u201d he stated as quoted on Tuesday, 10 March 2026.<\/p>\n
In this case, suspect BS, a resident of Brebes Regency, Central Java,\nis alleged to have acted as an importer marketing imported onions with\nsizes not in accordance with regulations.<\/p>\n
Police also seized several documents related to the import\nactivities. These included documents for risk-based business permits\n(NIB), approvals for horticulture product imports, international sales\ncontracts, quarantine documents, and shipping documents from India.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe modus operandi used by the suspect was selling imported onions\nthat were below standard size, namely less than 5 centimetres. However,\nimport regulations explicitly stipulate that onions entering Indonesia\nmust have a minimum diameter of 5 centimetres,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Putu Kholis revealed that the onions were marketed at approximately\n8,000 Indonesian rupiah per kilogram. Market demand was reported as\nquite high, even reaching approximately 1,500 sacks with approximately 9\nkilograms weight per sack.<\/p>\n
During the investigation process, officers also conducted physical\ninspection of the commodity by horizontally cutting the onions to verify\ntheir diameter size.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/police-uncover-illegal-imported-onion-distribution-in-malang-brebes-man-becomes-suspect-1773079072", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }