ROGOJAMPI – Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimsus) The East Java Police again raided two traditional herbal medicine factories suspected of using medicinal chemicals (BKO) yesterday (9/6). The two traditional herbal medicine factories are located in Kebalen Kidul Hamlet, Lemahbang Dewo village, Rogojampi Kecamatan District, and Warengan hamlet, Powder Village, Rogojampi Kecamatan District.
Operations carried out by Unit members 4, Subdit 4, Tipidter, Ditreskrimsus Polda Jatim, it was done at 14.30. In that raid, the team is divided into two and come to the location at the same time. “Our operation is split in two, because there are two targets,"explained Kanit 4, Subdit 4, Tipidter, Ditreskrimsus Polda Jatim, Ipda Wardi Waluyo.
Of those two teams, the first team to visit Jumini's traditional herbal medicine factory, 48, in the hamlet of Kebalen Kidul, Lemahbang Dewo village. Another team raided a traditional herbal medicine factory in Warengan Hamlet, Powder Village. “The one in Warengan the owner ran away, so we don't know the owner yet,He said.
In that operation, the first team drives three private cars. When you enter the Dua Singa herbal medicine factory, the police found the employees were busy processing activities, filling herbs, and pack herbs in boxes. The workers don't seem afraid when the police officers come dressed in plain clothes.
They thought the police had come to buy herbal medicine. When the team from the East Java Police came, the owner of the traditional herbal medicine factory is not around. The management of the herbal medicine was entrusted to Fauzi, 55, one of his trusted employees. While at the herbal medicine factory, the police check the production business license.
The results of the inspection revealed that the herbal medicine factory had been operating for years 2006. In the factory it was found 36 stove used to cook herbal water. Furnace that can accommodate 200 That liter of water is often used to make herbal medicine with ingredients suspected to contain BKO.
After cooking, by employees put into bottles and fitted with packaging caps with manual tools. Next, bottle labeled herbal medicine according to size and efficacy. The efficacy of the herbal medicine produced is to treat aches and pains, uric acid, and men's herbal medicine.
"Some of our goods are confiscated for laboratory testing and our factory is sealed with the police line",” he said. On the packaging of the herbal medicine it says "Traditional Javanese Jamu". But, the practice is deviant because it is strongly suspected that it has been mixed with chemicals. There are two sizes of herbs that are produced, i.e. packaging 150 ml and 600 ml.
Each herbal medicine 150 ml contains 60 bottle. Each one box of packaged herbs 600 ml contains 12 bottle. One bottle of herbal medicine 150 ml sells for Rp 3.000 per bottle. Meanwhile, sized 600 ml for sale Rp 6.000 per bottle. “That's the factory price. If sold to consumers it can be doubled,said an employee who did not want to be named.
The herbs that have been produced are widely circulated outside Banyuwangi, like Jember Regency, Bondowoso, Lumajang, and Bali. Some are also sold to several cities in Central Java and West Java. (radar)
