Police bust robber gang

Police bust robber gang

JAKARTA: The Jakarta Police announced on Tuesday they had
nabbed a gang of robbers targeting vacationers, who had often
drugged victims before stripping them of valuables.

The robbery suspects, Yulianto, 28, Wardi, 31 and Syamsul
Alam, 35, were apprehended in separate locations in Cakung and
Sunter in North Jakarta early on Tuesday.

City police detectives chief Sr. Comr. Muhammad Jaelani said
the gang had committed at least 30 robberies in the past 18
months.

"The suspects, who always pretend to be bus or train
passengers, drug their victims by offering them free drinks mixed
with CTM tablets and lexotant (bromazepam) pills. Afterwards,
they snatch the possessions from the drowsy victims," Jaelani
said.

Under police questioning, the suspects admitted they were
behind the robbery of bus passenger Irwan Irawan, 37, who
traveled from Palembang to Bandung in West Java on Monday.

They stole the victim's cell phone and Rp 300,000 in cash.
--JP