Container truck hijacked in Cikupa

TANGERANG: Tangerang police managed to arrest one of four container truck hijackers who usually operate near Tanjung Priok port, North Jakarta, after a truck they had hijacked ran out of fuel in Cikupa late on Thursday.

The truck, driven by Harjanto, 25, and his helper, Nur Ichsan, 20, was hijacked near Tanjung Priok on Thursday evening.

The robbers, identified as Suhendra, 35, Khairudin, 35, Alex, 37, and Jack, 40, tied up the driver and his helper behind the seats, and then drove the truck toward Merak along the Jakarta- Merak tollway.

"But when the truck arrived in Cikupa at about 10 p.m., it ran out of fuel. Patrolling police officers who became suspicious finally arrested Suhendar while the three other suspects fled after realizing the police were on hand," said Tangerang Police deputy chief GDE Sugianyar.

Suhendra and the truck, which was carrying 610 Bridgestone tires valued at around Rp 500 million that were destined for export to Singapore, were brought to Tangerang Police headquarters.--JP