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Greater Jakarta: Antibandit Squad arrests 186 people
The Jakarta Police’s Antibandit Squad arrested 186 suspects in Greater Jakarta during Operation Cipta Kondusif from March 11 to 15
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The Jakarta Police’s Antibandit Squad arrested 186 suspects in Greater Jakarta during Operation Cipta Kondusif from March 11 to 15.
“Fifty suspects from West Jakarta were arrested, 37 from South Jakarta, and 31 from North Jakarta,” Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono said as quoted by tempo.co on Saturday.
He added that 18 suspects from South Tangerang in Banten, 12 from Depok in West Java, 10 from Central Jakarta, eight from Tangerang and six from Bekasi regency and four from Bekasi municipality in West Java were arrested by the Jakarta Police. Two suspects were arrested at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Banten, Tangerang and Tanjung Priok Airport in North Jakarta. An underage person and a woman were among the suspects, Argo said.
They were arrested for various crimes, including mugging, theft with violence and robbery.
The police also confiscated eight firearms, 42 sharp weapons, 59 two-wheeled vehicles, two four-wheeled vehicles, six laptops, 43 mobile phones and around Rp 5.56 million (US$383.24) in cash.
Operation Cipta Kondusif aimed to make the cities safer for the public ahead of the elections on April 17, Argo said.
“We can assure the public that this operation will be conducted continuously,” he said.
