JAKARTA, POSKOTA.CO.ID – The Special Criminal Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimsus) of Polda Metro Jaya uncovered the practice of mixing subsidized LPG gas at six points in the areas of East Jakarta, West Jakarta, Bekasi City and Tangerang Regency.
“The method used by the suspects was to transfer the gas contents from 3 kilogram subsidized cylinders to non-subsidized 12 kg and 50 kg cylinders to then resell at a higher price,” said the Director of Special Criminal Investigation at Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Victor Dean Mackbon at a press conference at Polda Metro Jaya, South Jakarta, Thursday, April 16 2026.
In carrying out their action, the suspects lined up empty 12 kg non-subsidized gas cylinders, then placed ice cubes on top to make the cylinders cooler. In this way, the contents of the subsidized 3 kg LPG gas cylinder will automatically be transferred to an empty 12 kg cylinder. The transfer process is carried out using a modified iron pipe.
“Ice cubes are used to help speed up the transfer of gas contents from the subsidized cylinder to the non-subsidized cylinder,” he said.
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From the results of the investigation, the two mixing locations were in East Jakarta. Meanwhile, one location each was found in West Jakarta and Bekasi City, and the other two locations were in Tangerang Regency.
He said that this illegal activity generated quite large profits. In East Jakarta, the two locations are estimated to generate turnover of up to IDR 50.8 million and IDR 1.3 billion, while practices in West Jakarta reach around IDR 793 million.
Then, the practice in Bekasi City is estimated to have a turnover of around IDR 50 million, followed by two locations in Tangerang Regency which generate around IDR 495 million and IDR 9 million respectively.
“This profit is approximately IDR 2 billion 700 million. We will not provide details about the suspect’s role,” he said.
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In this disclosure, officers arrested 11 suspects with different roles. Three people are known to be the owner of the location as well as the operator or “doctor” of mixing, one person is the owner, four are operators, two drivers and one kernet.
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