Tribratanews.polri.go.id - Serang. The Water and Air Police, Directorate of the Banten Regional Police thwarted an attempt to smuggle 9,382 lobster seeds (benur) by successfully securing one suspect.
Directorate of Water and Air Police of Banten Regional Police, Police Grand Commissioner Giuseppe Reinhard Gultom explained that according to Police Report Number: LP/A/ 330 /IX/2021/SPKT I/DITPOLAIRUD/POLDA BANTEN, on September 2, 2021, a crime of smuggling lobster seeds had occurred by securing a suspect with the initials BN (49), a resident of East Bayah Village, Bayah District, Lebak Regency.
"The suspect was arrested along with evidence of 50 plastic bags containing around 9,382 lobster seeds of pearl and sand types," said Police Grand Commissioner Giuseppe Reinhard Gultom.
The Middle Officer of the Banten Regional Police explained that the suspect BN (49) took or bought the lobster seeds from fishers in Binuangeun, Lebak Regency. Furthermore, after receiving thousands of lobster seeds, they are packaged using clear plastic bags, which contain approximately 200 lobster seeds per plastic bag.
To trick the officers, he said, a clear plastic bag containing lobster seeds was wrapped in a sack, then transported by motorbike and sent to collectors in the Pelabuhan Ratu area, Sukabumi Regency, West Java.
"According to the suspect's statement, thousands of lobster seeds or Benur to BT's brother, whose address is Tanjung Panto Coast, Muara Binuangeun Village, Wanasalam District, Lebak Regency, which will be sent to BO's brother, whose address is Cisolok, Pelabuhan Ratu Sukabumi," said Giuseppe.
In addition to securing the suspect and evidence of lobster seeds, his party secured one unit of a two-wheeled vehicle, one white sack, one black Honda Revo Fit vehicle registration sheet No. Pol A 4321 OG, and a black folding Samsung cellphone.
"In this case, we are still developing and will carry out legal processes according to the articles that have been determined. Meanwhile, suspect BN (49) will be charged with Article 92 in conjunction with Article 26 paragraph (1) of Law No. 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation which changes UURI No. 45 of 2009 on Amendments to Law No. 31 of 2004 on Fisheries in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code," concluded the Directorate of Water and Air Police of Banten Regional Police.
