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Police seize 3,500 liters of hoarded kerosene in NTT
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Reo Police chief Adj. Comr. Agus Janggu (second left) oversees the seizure of thousands of liters of kerosene in Reo, Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara, on Tuesday. (Courtesy of East Nusa Tenggara Police/file)
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olice have arrested a resident of Reo in Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), for allegedly hoarding 3,480 liters of kerosene.
During the arrest on Tuesday night, police also seized the fuel, which was stored in dozens of barrels and jerry cans, from the house of the suspect, who was identified as Sabran Hasan.
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“The suspect is detained at the Reo Police office, and the illegal kerosene has been secured,” NTT Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Jules Abas told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday.
The suspect had been charged under the Oil and Gas Law of 2001, he added.
“The investigation began after police received information from residents about a shortage of kerosene in Reo, while the suspect was able to sell it, but at a price far exceeding the normal price of Rp 5,000 [US Cents 40] per liter,” he said.
Sabran did not have a license to distribute kerosene, Jules added. (bbs)
