68 illegal KWK's seized in a dragnet

68 illegal KWK's seized in a dragnet

West Jakarta police have impounded at 68 unauthorized minibus
transports in a two day dragnet this week.

The vehicles, which were caught in the mayoralty police
operation last Wednesday and Thursday, are currently being held
at the city police's impound yard on Jl. Pemuda, East Jakarta.

The chairman of the authorized suburban transport
cooperatives, Koperasi Wahana Kalpika (KWK), H. La Ode Djeni
Hasmar, applauded the police for their action, saying that these
illegal transports were serving the KWK routes.

"We hope the police will extend their operation to all five
mayoralties in the city," he said.

The KWK secretary, Eddy G. Tairas, estimates over 1,000
illegal transports are operating in Jakarta.

As reported by Terbit yesterday, many have called on KWK to
increase their fleet to meet the people's rising demands for
better transportation services.

KWK itself has applied for permission from the municipal
administration to increase its fleet, but so far there has been
no response to the application. (mds)