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Bakamla continues its investigation into stolen fiber optic cables
The Maritime Security Board (Bakamla) has reached out to telecommunication companies to help with its investigation into the theft of a 3.2-kilometer-long fiber optic cable that had been found in the possession of eight alleged looters.
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Under investigation: Maritime Security Board (Bakamla) head Vice Admiral Arie Soedewo checks undersea fiber optic cables confiscated from looters during his visit to the board's western zone base on May 29. (JP/Fadli)
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he Maritime Security Board (Bakamla) has reached out to telecommunication companies to help with its investigation into the theft of fiber optic cables that had been found in the possession of eight alleged looters.
The cables, which stretch 3.2 kilometers long and ran from the Riau Islands to Singapore, is believed to be worth Rp 5 billion (US$ 357,858), but no one seems to know who they belong to.
“We have called several communication providers that are known to have underwater fiber optic cables and asked them to check whether the stolen cables belong to them,” Bakamla head Vice Admiral Arie Soedewo told The Jakarta Post on Monday.
The fiber optic cables had been cut into 800 pieces weighing around 12 tons.
As previously reported, Bakamla personnel arrested eight people in the waters of Tanjung Berakit, Bintan, Riau Islands, on Saturday after discovering undocumented fiber optic cables on their ship.
During their search, Bakamla personnel also found compressors, diving gear and a hose.
Anton, one of the suspects, said he and his crew were paid Rp 2,500 (18 US cents) for each kilogram of cable they delivered.
