Raided during a transaction at the Port of Tanjung Wangi
KALIPURO – Landmark there is a sale and purchase of fuel oil (BBM) illegal in the waters of the Bali Strait has a point. A number of large ships often carry out illegal solar transactions in the area not far from the Tanjung Wangi Port. This method was secretly detected by the Water Police (Polar) Banyuwangi.
Just like what Polair officers did last Friday (22/1). Basori Alwi's AKP subordinates succeeded in uncovering the sale and purchase of illegal diesel fuel at the Port of Tanjung Wangi. Unmitigated, of the disclosure was confiscated 8 ton solar ilegal.
The diesel was secured from a transaction between the crewboat Fortuna Andre 03 and Motorboats (KM) Sarana Sukses which transports subsidized fertilizers. Five people were immediately named as suspects. They are from the tugboat and KM Sarana Sukses.
The five people who were arrested were Mus Mulyadi, 38, captain of the Motorboat (KM) Means of Success; Abdul Haris Rajab, 48, head of the engine room KM Sarana Sukses; Sulistyono, 39, head of the tugboat engine room; Soni, 37, nakhoda tugboat; and Ahadiat Husaini, 31, the crew of the TB Wonokromo ship.
"For investigative purposes, we secured them at the Satpolair headquarters. The case is trading fuel oil without a permit,explained AKP Basori Alwi, Kasatpolair Polres Banyuwangi, yesterday. The uncovering of the illegal diesel fuel trade case started with Soni's offer, skipper TB Fortuna Andre 03, to a crew member TB Wonokromo, Ahadiat Husaini.
Through Husaini, the offer went to the captain and crew of KM Sarana Sukses. Sale and purchase was agreed at a price of Rp 4500 per liter. The total of all transactions reached Rp 36 million. According to agreement, that price was just paid by KM Sarana Sukses Rp 19 million.
The money was secured by the police as evidence of the crimes of the five crew members. Apart from this evidence, the police also secured KM Sarana Sukses, TB Fortuna Andre 03, ship documents, fuel sounding recap, diesel engine, a hose, and 8.000 liters of diesel transacted.
"Diesel from the tugboat is channeled to the KM Sarana Sukses through a diesel engine connected to a hose,Beber Basori. In this transaction,, TB Fortuna Andre 03 docked with KM Sarana Sukses around the Port of Tanjung Wangi to precisely approx 1 Km from the beach or what is commonly called the harbor pool.
There the hulls of the two ships docked together. Guided by each crew member, the process of moving solar began to be carried out. Dear, Satpolair officers smelled the action. Thanks to the incoming report, the police immediately headed to the two ships that were docked.
Right, when the police came the process of siphoning diesel fuel was still going on. The five people involved in the transaction were immediately taken to the Satpolair headquarters. Two ships along with other evidence were also secured. Basori added, the solar that you sold TB Fortuna Andrie 03 is operational.
The diesel is owned by Pertamina. In fact, the solar is sold to other ships, namely KM Sarana Sukses, transporting fertilizers. The ship was filling up fertilizer supplies with the aim of Sheet, Bali. Meanwhile, TB Fortuna Andrie 03 a ship owned by Pertamina.
The ship is part of Pertamina's fleet in distributing fuel around Tanjung Wangi Port. Then, Where does the fuel for the tugboat come from?? Basori admits that he is still investigating. So far they claim to have only once acted. However, through the existing document book will be answered later.
The eight tons of diesel were admitted to be collected for three months. Diesel fuel is leftovers that should be returned to those who have them. "It's brand new. But the transaction log book on the ship can answer that later," he said. (radar)
