Truck stashed with TV sets hijacked

Truck stashed with TV sets hijacked

JAKARTA (JP): A group of unidentified people hijacked a
container truck carrying television sets on the Jakarta-Cikampek
toll road on Thursday evening.

The container, with a still unknown number of TV sets, was
loaded at PT Sanyo Electronics in the Cikarang industrial complex
and was being transported to Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta,
where it was to be loaded onto a ship for export.

The police have so far not been able to trace the whereabouts
of the truck and its cargo.

Police said the truck's lone driver was suddenly blocked at
about 7 p.m. by a Toyota Kijang van at the toll road in West
Cikarang.

The driver, who police did not identify, could not tell the
number of the people in the van as the hijackers covered his eyes
after pulling him out of the truck.

The hijackers then dragged the driver back into the vehicle.
The hijackers apparently headed back south toward the West Java
capital of Bandung.

Along the way, the truck driver was beaten before being dumped
on a deserted road by the hijackers.

None of Sanyo Electronics' executives could be reached for
comment. They said that the transportation of the TV sets was
handled by Bekasi Container (BCT).

However, BCT's general affairs manager, Herman, refused to
reveal any details about the loss of the container.

"Sanyo's stolen container is only one of our many containers,
we're still looking into this matter and are awaiting further
confirmation from Sanyo," he said.

In previous crimes of this nature, drivers have been involved
in the theft. (03)