Ten undocumented cars seized in Bandung

Ten undocumented cars seized in Bandung

BANDUNG: Ten out of 72 suspected undocumented luxury cars were
seized in an operation conducted by the Bandung police over the
last month.

"The police will continue to seek out all luxury cars that
lack the required documents. The cars, all well known makes like
Mercedez Benz and Toyota Land Cruiser, will be held until their
owners resolve their cases in court," West Java Provincial Police
chief Insp. Gen. Sudirman Ail said here on Thursday.

He added that the police had detected the presence of another
62 luxury cars that were believed to have been illegally
imported.

Adj. Sr. Comr. Zakaria, chief of the Pandeglang police
precinct and Adj. Sr. Comr. Abdurrahim, chief of the Lebak police
precinct, have been suspended for their alleged involvement in
the illegal importation of several of the undocumented cars into
Banten.

Banten, which was established as a new province two years ago,
is still under the jurisdiction of the West Java Provincial
Police.

Besides the two Police officials, three businesspeople have
been also been detained for their alleged involvement in the
case. --Antara