TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Investigation and Criminal Division of Metro Police Resort Soekarno-Hatta Airport have shot three of four suspects that sedates Indonesian workers (TKI) frequently operating in several airports throughout Indonesia.

“They fought back during the arrested,” Chief of Investigation and Criminal Division of Metro Police Resort Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Commissioner Azhari Kurniawan, said on Tuesday, Mar. 3.

The three suspects were shot in the leg. They are RS, 40, of Lampung; IY, 39, of Purwokerto; and BD, 45, of East Lampung. They were booked along with their partners JA, 36, of Lubuk Linggau. “The gang consist of six people, with two still at large,” Aszhari said.

Second Inspector Wayan Sukaarsa, Chief of Resmob Division, said the suspects tried to flee and fought back against officers during the attempted arrest. “They were arrested at different places such as Dadap, Tangerang, Subang, Bekasi and the area of Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta,” Wayan said.

According to Aszhari, the suspects sedated their victims and steals all of their valuables and dumps their body on the side of the road at Purwokerto and Bekasi. “They target Indonesian workers that just arrived from overseas,” he said.

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