Middlemen arrested at police station

Middlemen arrested at police station

TANGERANG: A total of 42 people, including three police officers, have been arrested for acting as middlemen for driver's license applicants at Tangerang Police Station, a policeman said on Saturday.

"The middlemen had caused disturbance among the applicants," Tangerang chief of detectives, Adj.Comr. Kustanto was quoted by Antara as saying.

The official charge for a driver's license is between Rp 75,000 and Rp 80,000, but middlemen ask applicants to pay between Rp 200,000 and Rp 250,000 each.

Many people reluctantly use their services due to lengthy process required to obtain a license. The middlemen can have the license issued in a short time, thanks to the backing of some corrupt police officers.--JP