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he Depok Police have arrested two members of motorcycle gang Jembatan Mampang (Mampang Bridge) who allegedly looted a clothing store in Depok, West Java.

The suspects, one of whom was said to be a gang leader, allegedly ordered other members to rob the store in the Sukmajaya area on Dec. 24.

“We just caught them today in the Pancoran Mas area,” Depok Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Didik Sugiarto said on Friday, as quoted by tempo.co.

Police have detained a total of 17 suspects in the robbery case.

According to investigators, the gang members were involved in separate criminal acts in three locations on Dec. 22. One of the crimes allegedly occurred in Sawangan, while the other two were in Limo. The suspects face charges under the Criminal Code’s Article 365 on theft with violence and Article 368 on extortion. If convicted, they could be sentenced to a maximum nine years’ imprisonment.

Police seized sharp weapons suspected to have been custom-made by the gang and clothes allegedly obtained from the looting.