InfoSAWIT, LAMPUNG TENGAH – Five suspects that stole fresh fruit bunch, were caught in red handed in palm oil plantations of PT Gunung Madu Plantation (GMP) in the Village of Kampung Mataram Udik, Sub district of Bandar Mataram, Lampung Tengah. They used complete tools and diesel colt truck with the police number BE 8906 F. The police successfully secured everyting.
Head of Seputih Mataram Police, Iptu Sunarto, representing Head of Lampung Tengah Police, AKBP Andik Purnomo Sigit, S.H., S.I.K., M.M., said that the five were AGS (33) of Bandar Mataram, RYN (38) of Punggur, ED (34) of Bandar Surabaya, AST (29) of Seputih Surabaya, and RKO (30) of Bandar Mataram.
"They were caught in red handed when carrying up 2,6 tons of fresh fruit bunch to the truck from palm oil plantaitons at Division PT GMP at 22.45 WIB, Tuesday (30/7/24)," Sunarto said, Friday.
The stealing was known after Juanda (46), a worker at PT GMP, saw a suspicious truck parking in the path to sugarcane plantations at about 10 p.m. He knew that there should be no activity at the time, approached the truck and saw five men that lifted up stolen fresh fruit bunch (FFB) to the truck.
"Juanda saw the suspects that had complete tools, including one egrek and two pieces of tojos. When Juanda asked them, the five clearly said that they were stealing FFB at Division VII of PT GMP," Sunarto said, as InfoSAWIT quoted from Indonesian Police Public Relation, Monday (5/8/2024).
Juanda directly called the security and the police. Not long after, the five were secured and the evidences were too.
They would be questioned and threatened with stealing case based on Chapter 363 Criminal Code with maximally seven years – in jail.
Iptu Sunarto appreciated the quick response of the worker at PT GMP and the security officer of the company. "The cooperation between the police and the people would be very significant to maintain the security and discipline namely to prevent the criminal action like it,” he said and suggested that every people and worker in the plantations should be aware and immediately report every suspicious action to the authority. “It would help to maintain the security in the society,” he said. (T2)
