BANYUWANGI – The Banyuwangi Police succeeded in uncovering the distribution of lobster fry between islands. The number of baby lobsters that have been secured 25 thousand heads with a turnover of around Rp 1,5 billion.
These protected lobster fry are packaged in two boxes each containing 50 plastic with capacity per bag 250 tail. The goods were transported by a Mitsubishi Volt FE brand closed box truck 748 number B 9175 PCC from Lombok-West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) to Banyuwangi.
Expedition truck driver transporting baby lobsters, Dartomo (52), residents of Gumayun Village, Dukuh Waru District, Tegal Regency, Central Java, named as a suspect.
Banyuwangi Police Chief AKBP Donny Adityawarman said, the disclosure of this case occurred Sunday (6/5/2018), around 17.15 WIB, then. The truck, which was returning to Central Java, was stopped by officers and carried out a search when it was about to cross the exit of ASDP Ketapang Port, Banyuwangi.
“The plan is that the baby lobsters, a mixture of sand and pearl types, will be dropped off near a gas station north of ASDP Ketapang Harbor.. The suspect said the location was a loading and unloading transaction point,” explained AKBP Donny to journalists, Tuesday (8/5/2018).
Then the identity of the fish orderer is protected by Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Regulation No. 56 Year 2016 the? According to Police Chief Donny, According to the investigation, Dartomo, as the transport driver, admitted that he did not know. He was only promised that he would meet someone after leaving Ketapang Harbor.
“The owner is still a mystery. When we checked it didn't admit to us. Communication is done by telephone. After leaving the port that connects the Bali Strait, he promised that the suspect would be contacted by the lobster owner. It turned out that until a day after the arrest, the person in question had not contacted him,” explained the former Head of the Surabaya Police Narcotics Unit.
The lobster fry transported by the expedition driver managed to escape inspection by officers at Selamat Harbor, Lombok, NTB and Padang Bai Harbor, Karangasem, Bali. Even when entering Gilimanuk Harbor, Jembrana, Bali, Dartomo's fate is still safe. The disaster occurred after leaving the ship that transported him from Gilimanuk.
“Our driver held back because he knew that the goods being transported were protected baby lobsters. As soon as you enter Bali, he even had time to fill the lobster with oxygen so that it could survive. As a reward, the suspect received a fee of Rp 1,5 million,” concluded the middle officer with two jasmines on his shoulders.
The baby lobster was then released at Bangsring Beach, Wongsorejo Banyuwangi. The release into its natural habitat involved the Banyuwangi Police and the Ketapang Fish Quarantine Center. According to Budi Prihanta, from 1.000 lobster seed tails that are able to survive until adulthood below 100 just the tail.
“That's why lobster seeds are protected. The development is very difficult and takes time. Lobsters that can be caught and traded must have a minimum weight 200 gram and is not laying eggs,” explained the Pest and Disease Control officer from the Ketapang Fish Quarantine Center.
