Cigarette theft stopped in Bogor

Cigarette theft stopped in Bogor

BOGOR (JP): Local police arrested three people allegedly
involved in the theft of a truck container carrying 380 boxes of
cigarettes worth a total of Rp 500 million.

The three suspects are a cigarette broker, a dealer and a
prospective buyer, Bogor Police chief Col. Hari Setyabudi said on
Wednesday.

The cigarettes of the popular brand Djarum Coklat were
supposed to be delivered to West Sumatra, instead of Bogor, Hari
said.

"We received a report of a missing truck container from the
cigarette manufacturer, who said it was scheduled to arrive in
Padang, West Sumatra's capital, from Jakarta on Oct. 6, but the
freight did not arrive by Oct. 9," Hari said.

Police traced the freight's route and suspected that there
were four robbers who hijacked the container, but declined to
identify them.

"So far we have managed to arrest three suspects by tracing
the cigarettes' distribution network in Bogor. Hopefully we can
catch the other culprits soon," Hari said. (21/edt)