Police arrest three in Rp 250m robbery of batik
Police arrest three in Rp 250m robbery of batik
JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police Mobile Detectives (Resmob)
arrested three men in connection with the December robbery of 15
tons of batik worth about Rp 250 million (US$33,400), an officer
said on Monday.
Resmob chief Capt. Syafei identified the three men, who were
arrested in three different locations in Tangerang within 17
hours beginning on Friday night, as Sutrisno, Samlawi and Muslim,
and confiscated two tons of stolen batik as evidence.
"The robbery of 15 tons of batik occurred on Dec. 16 last
year. The arrest took so long because this was a particularly
difficult case," Syafei told reporters.
He said the 15 tons of material filled a 20-foot container,
which belonged to PT Trisindo Asrik Karya. It was to be exported
to Myanmar, via Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta.
"While waiting for the container to be shipped, the driver,
Ayub, and the assistant driver, Yadi, got the owner's permission
to put the container in the Mega Sunter shop-house complex in
North Jakarta," Syafei said.
"However, on Dec. 16 last year, the owner and Ayub learned
that Yadi had run off with the trailer and the container."
Police are still searching for Yadi and another suspect, Dedy,
who are both at large.
Detectives arrested Sutrisno at about 9 p.m. on Friday at his
home on Jl. KH. Wahid in Tangerang, where two tons of stolen
batik was also found.
During questioning, Sutrisno told police that he had bought
the material from Samlawi.
Police arrested Samlawi at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, at his home
on Jl. Pesantren in Ciledug, Tangerang.
Samlawi said he had bought 11 tons of material from Muslim for
Rp 132 million at Muslim's home on Jl. Maulana Hasanuddin, Batu
Ceper, Tangerang.
He added that he then sold the material to several buyers,
including Sutrisno.
Police made their last arrest of Muslim at his home at 2 p.m.
on Saturday. Muslim said he had bought the 11 tons of material
for Rp 88 million from a man identified as Dedy at the man's home
in Batu Ceper. (ylt)