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View all search resultsPolice to tackle staple-food smugglers
Trade Minister Rachmat Gobel said Sunday that his ministry would work together with the National Police and the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) to control basic-goods smuggling in order to maintain steady supply and stable prices
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rade Minister Rachmat Gobel said Sunday that his ministry would work together with the National Police and the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) to control basic-goods smuggling in order to maintain steady supply and stable prices.
'We will work together with the National Police and BIN because want to secure the supply of basic goods and make sure that the price is stable and accessible,' Rachmat told reporters after a joint meeting.
Earlier this month, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) said that the country would see a steep decline in rice yields in Central Java, West Java, South Sumatra, North Sumatra and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) due to drought and floods in several production areas.
Smuggling of as rice leads to higher prices, as Indonesia's 250 million citizens rely on rice as a staple food.
Sr. Comr. Sang Made Mahendra Jaya, sub-directorate head of industry and trade at the National Police's criminal investigation directorate, said that police were ready to cooperate with the Trade Ministry and BIN.
'For the first step the police will supervise the distribution process at the central and regional levels. If we find any violations, like smuggling, we will not hesitate to make arrests to enforce the law,' Mahendra told The Jakarta Post on the sidelines of the meeting.
'Our officers are spread out in many areas and we will support the ministry in maintaining the security of basic goods,' he said.
