TERAJU.ID, West Kalimantan Regional Police
The inteligents unit of Pontianak City Resort Police has impounded two units of lavish BMW and Mercy cars, which are allegedly smuggled from East Sarawak.
The Police Chief, Inspector General of Police, Drs. Musyafak MM in his public release, Monday (29/8) stated that the modus operandi of these economic criminals is manipulating the cross-border facilities, where Malaysia and Brunei citizens could bring in their cars to the Indonesian neighborhood, especially West Kalimantan for 30 days, after which it can be extended at the border of Entikong for 30 days more. After 60 days when the operational license ran out, the foreigners should return to their country and bring back the cars with them or the cars would be re-exported. Yet, this is what happened. After the cars crossed the border of Indonesian region, the cars were retailed by the owners to Indonesian citizen at low price.
