Kupastuntas.co, South Lampung - The Palas Sector Police, South Lampung Regency of Indonesia succeeded in uncovering the practice of mixing fertilizers with a turnover of tens millions rupiah carried out by Julianto (33).

The police also confiscated 10 tons of mixed fertilizer, which had been loaded onto a Colt Diesel truck and was to be sent to Palembang City, South Sumatra.

Palas Chief Police, AKP Andi Yunara explained, his staff succeeded in securing the perpetrators on Tuesday (7/3/2023) at 09.00 AM.

"The perpetrator Julianto was caught red-handed in the act of mixing fertilizer in an empty house in Kuningan Hamlet, Tanjungsari Village, Palas District," said the Palas Police Chief, Wednesday (8/3/2023) morning.

The perpetrator Julianto himself is a resident of Banyumas Hamlet, Tanjungsari Village, Palas District and received his last education at junior high school.

He was caught red-handed by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Palas Police, Aipda Muhyi, in the middle of mixing Phonska brand fertilizer using a scope.

"The perpetrators mixed or mixed 2 tons of Phonska fertilizer with 6 tons of Dolomite and 2 tons of Borax," continued the police chief.

Then, the mixed fertilizer is packed back into 50-kilogram sacks of fertilizer with the MPK Mahkota brand and sewn using a sack sewing machine.

Next, 10 tons of the mixed fertilizer was loaded into a blue Colt Diesel truck with number BG 8533 JD to be sent to the Palembang area, South Sumatra.

"During the loading process, we arrested the perpetrator Julianto. Furthermore, the perpetrator was secured at the Palas Police for further legal proceedings," said Andi Yunara.

From the hands of the perpetrators, the police also confiscated evidence including 1 Colt Diesel car with a load of 10 tons of MPK Mahkota mixed fertilizer, 16 white sacks of Phonska brand fertilizer, 21 white list sacks of MPK fertilizer with orange list, 1 sitting scale, 2 a wooden-handled scope and 1 unit of sack sewing machine.

According to the Kapolsek, the perpetrators have been selling fertilizer for a long time, but there are indications of fertilizer mixing by new players in the 2 harvest seasons.

"The perpetrator worked alone and was only assisted by pelvic laborers, for a turnover of mixed fertilizer sales of around Rp. 50 million," Andi Yunara explained.

For the fraudulent behavior carried out by the perpetrator, he is threatened with criminal articles and will be prosecuted up to the court.

"The perpetrator is suspected of violating Article 121 in conjunction with Article 66 (5) and/or Article 122 in conjunction with Article 73 of Law Number 22 of 2019 concerning sustainable agricultural cultivation," he concluded. (*)