Police have arrested five perpetrators smuggling lobster seed (BBL)\nat Terminal 1C, Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Banten. A total of 37,000\nillegal lobster seeds valued at Rp 2 billion were seized by the\npolice.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the uncovering of the BBL smuggling case estimated at Rp 2\nbillion, the police have arrested five perpetrators who were secured\nalong with evidence consisting of 37,292 lobster seeds,\u201d said\nSoekarno-Hatta Airport Police Chief Kombes Wisnu Wardana in his\nstatement on Thursday (9\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
The uncovering took place during the security operations for this\nyear\u2019s Lebaran homecoming traffic conducted by the Soekarno-Hatta\nAirport Police Resort. The BBL smuggling was intended to be sent\nillegally to Singapore.<\/p>\n
Wisnu said that the smuggling perpetrators used the method of sending\nlobster seeds via domestic flights to Batam. They then planned to\nsmuggle them again by boat to abroad.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe perpetrators took advantage of the homecoming holiday situation\nto deceive officers due to the increased mobility of passengers at the\nairport,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
The five perpetrators are initialled SS, VPS, ZK, EP, and JP. The\npolice are still hunting two other perpetrators, namely IW and VM alias\nTE.<\/p>\n
\u201cCurrently, the five perpetrators are undergoing intensive\nexamination by investigators from the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police\nResort to uncover a broader lobster seed smuggling network,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police Resort Criminal Investigation Unit Head\nKompol Yandri Mono explained that the uncovering of this case stemmed\nfrom information received by the Mobile Brigade Team regarding plans to\nsend lobster seeds through Terminal 1C at Soekarno-Hatta Airport.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Mobile Brigade Team received information about the shipment of\nlobster seeds through the domestic departure terminal. Following up on\nthat information, members immediately gathered evidence and patrolled\nthe terminal area,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday (17\/4) at 02:00 WIB, officers conducted intensive\nmonitoring in the Terminal 1C area. From the monitoring results, the\npolice caught the perpetrator initialled SS red-handed in the terminal\nparking area.<\/p>\n
\u201cPerpetrator SS was secured while in a four-wheeled vehicle of the\nMazda brand carrying a black suitcase containing lobster seeds,\u201d said\nYandri.<\/p>\n
From the initial examination of SS, the police then developed the\ncase and succeeded in securing another perpetrator initialled VPS at the\nShell petrol station in the Soewarna area, Soekarno-Hatta Airport. VPS\nwas known to have arrived using a Datsun vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201cInvestigators then found WhatsApp conversations between VPS and\nsomeone initialled ZK who is suspected to be the party arranging the\nlobster seed shipment. Based on that information, the team again\ndeveloped leads to Warkop Agam, Taman Palem, West Jakarta,\u201d he\nexplained.<\/p>\n
The police found three other people, namely ZK, EP, and JP,\ngathering. The three were then secured and brought to the Soekarno-Hatta\nAirport Police Resort for further examination.<\/p>\n
The evidence secured includes a black suitcase containing 36,768\nsand-type BBL and 524 pearl-type BBL, totalling 37,292 lobster seeds. In\naddition, the police also seized three vehicles, namely Toyota Calya,\nMazda, and Datsun, as well as six mobile phones of various brands\nsuspected to have been used in coordinating the smuggling.<\/p>\n
For their actions, the perpetrators are charged under Article 92 in\nconjunction with Article 26 paragraph (1) of Law No.\u00a06 of 2023 on the\nEnactment of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law No.\u00a02 of 2022 on Job\nCreation into Law (UU Ciptaker) and\/or Article 88 in conjunction with\nArticle 16 paragraph (1) of Law No.\u00a031 of 2004 on Fisheries and\/or\nArticle 87 in conjunction with Article 34 of Law No.\u00a021 of 2019 on\nAnimal, Fish, and Plant Quarantine. The suspects face a maximum penalty\nof 8 years in prison.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/suitcase-containing-lobster-seedlings-worth-rp-2-billion-foiled-at-soekarno-hatta-5-people-arrested-1775749856", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }