151 street criminals arrested

Thu, 24 Jan 2002

JAKARTA: A total of 151 criminals involved in at least 94 street crimes since Jan. 1 were arrested by Jakarta police.

City police detective chief Sr. Supt. Bambang Hendarso Danuri, told reporters Wednesday that the criminals were arrested during raids conducted from Jan. 1 to Jan. 22.

The police also managed to seized three guns, 37 knives, nine bullets, seven cars, nine cellular phones, 115 grams of gold, Rp 3.4 million (US$327) in cash and a package of heroine.

Twenty Japanese police are on a consulting visit here to help reform the National Police, particularly in the capital. The program includes improving police service and operational command and control. -- JP

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