From these arrests, the police managed to secure three suspects from different locations. The male suspect, with the initials NR (26), lives in Binting Hamlet, Suko Village, Sidoarjo District, Sidoarjo Regency, East Java.
Head of Public Relations of the East Java Regional Police, Kombes Pol Gatot Repli Handoko, said that the practice of buying and selling endangered and protected species was successfully dismantled on Monday (1/2/2021).
"We arrested the first suspect (NR) and the evidence," said the Head of Public Relations of the East Java Regional Police, in front of the media crew, on Wednesday (17/2/2021).
Kombes Pol Gatot Repli Handoko added that the chronology of the arrests began on Sunday (31/1/2021) at around 20.00 WIB. Members of Unit I Subdit IV Tipidter Ditreskrimsus Polda East Java found information regarding the sale of protected animals on social media Facebook.
Next, coordinate with BBKSDA to ensure the correctness of the post. A day later, Monday (1/2/2021), it was around 01.00 WIB. Member of Unit I Subdit IV Tipidter, Ditreskrimsus, Polda Jatim. Together with BKSDA officers, they went straight to NR's house. Arriving at the location, the joint officer found out the truth about protected animals.
From the results of the search, the officers managed to find protected animals, namely 15 Maluku cockatoos with the Latin name Cacatua Moluccensis.
NR was proven to have violated the crime, because a number of animals did not have documents, and the law (UU) was valid. Furthermore, the cockatoo was brought by BBKSDA East Java. Meanwhile, NR along with 2 iron cages, 30 paralon used for animal places, 14 plastic baskets used for animal containers, and 1 unit of silver Iphone 6s Plus were secured to the East Java Regional Police for further processing.
According to the suspect NR's confession before the investigator. Admittedly not having the legal legality of the 15 Maluku cockatoos. NR admits that it only sells it through social media Facebook under the account name @ zein-zein.
Kasubdit IV Tipidter Ditreskrimsus Polda Jatim AKBP Jimmy Tana, revealed, from the results of the development of the suspect NR, that there is a similar case that is still in the same network with the suspect NR, who also sells endangered and protected animals through social media Facebook under the account name; Enno Arekbonek Songolaspitulikur.
Furthermore, joint officers hunted down the perpetrators by visiting the VPE house on Monday (8/2/2021) afternoon, at around 13.00 WIB. At Perum Permata Biru, Pakunden Village, Pesantren District, Kediri City.
Joint officers found a man with the initials VPE (29) and his wife with the initials NK (21). At that time, VPE and NK, proven to have protected protected animals in the form of a Brontok Eagle (Spizaetus cirrhatus) and 8 Budeng Lutung (Trachypithecus Auratus) at their home.
"The mode of the suspect (VPE and NK) is to maintain and sell protected animals, we found Brontok and Lutung Budeng eagles which will be sold through online media Facebook, with the account names Miidha and Enno Arekbonek songolaspitulikur, by way of animals being posted," he explained while showing evidence. .
Jimmy emphasized that his party was forced not to detain NK, the wife of VPE. Because you're pregnant. "We cannot hold the person concerned, because he is pregnant," he added.
To investigators, the perpetrators claimed to be collectors of the rare animals, then sold them to collectors or other consumers in a number of locations. The prices are varied, starting from Rp. 2 million to tens of millions of rupiah.
AKBP Jimmy Tana appealed, if the public finds something similar, they should immediately report it to the police and BKSDA. Because, with reports and quick handling, it is hoped that it can save the population of endangered species which is on the verge of extinction.
"If the public gets information related to sales, they can immediately report it to us," he said.
As a result of their actions, the 3 suspects were charged under Article 40 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 21 paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) as well as Article 33 paragraph (3), in conjunction with Article 21 paragraph (2) letters a and c with a maximum imprisonment. 5 years and a maximum fine of IDR 100 million.
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