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Police identify 25 motorbike gangs in West Jakarta
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Jakarta Police present suspects of various street crimes arrested during a special operation ahead of the 18th Asian Games. The West Jakarta Police recently identified 25 motorcycle gangs in its jurisdiction. (Jakarta Police's documentation/-)
The West Jakarta Police have identified 25 motorbike gangs that reportedly often create public disorder.
“We’ve arrested [members from] eight of the 25 gangs identified,” West Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Hengki Haryadi said on Tuesday, as quoted by tempo.co.
Two of the eight gangs were allegedly involved in recent attacks.
Members of one gang are suspected to have been involved in an assault incident in Tanah Sereal Raya in Tambora on Jan. 20 that killed a resident named Adam Ilham. Police have arrested 12 alleged members of the gang.
The other gang has been accused of an assault on Ahmad Al Fandri in Tanjung Duren on Feb. 5. Police have detained 14 suspected members of the group.
“Four gang members from the Tanjung Duren incident are junior high school students,” Hengki said.
Hengki said the gang members had committed an assault that escalated into murder because the perpetrators had been the influence of drugs like Tramadol. He also suspected that the gangs went about their activities with the help of social media. (vla)
