Polda Jateng uncovers 59 oil, gas and mining cases; 79 arrested
Police seized 14 trucks, 10 excavators and 51 vehicles, along with tens of thousands of liters of subsidized diesel and Pertalite.
Polda Jawa Tengah uncovered 59 cases of illegal mining and subsidized BBM and LPG misuse from October to November 2026, with 79 suspects arrested. The cases included seven illegal stone and sand mining cases, 46 cases of subsidized fuel misuse, and six cases of subsidized gas misuse. Central Java police chief Roy Hardi Siahaan said the estimated value of state assets saved reached Rp50,07 miliar. In the illegal mining cases, police arrested eight suspects in Sukoharjo, Semarang, Jepara, Cilacap and Kendal and seized 14 trucks and 10 excavators. In the subsidized fuel cases, 61 suspects were named after police found schemes using QR MyPertamina with different license plates, stockpiling, transfers from tanks into jerrycans or drums, and mixing subsidized diesel with refined oil.