Two nabbed for mixing fuel

JAKARTA: City police arrested on Thursday two suspects for mixing diesel with kerosene and selling it to the public.

Chief of detectives Sr. Comr. Syahrul Mamma said the two suspects operated illegal fuel outlets on Jl. Angkasa in Gunung Sahari Selatan subdistrict, Kemayoran district, Central Jakarta.

Syahrul said the suspects received diesel fuel from fuel trucks that were meant to distribute the fuel to licensed gas stations.

He said police also seized seven fuel trucks, 50 tons of diesel fuel and nine tons of kerosene.

The drivers of the seven fuel trucks managed to escape, he added.

The price of diesel fuel is currently Rp 2,200 (23 US cents) per liter, while kerosene costs Rp 850 per liter. --JP