Police caught the mastermind behind the selling of liquor that killed 89 people

News24xx.com - The police finally caught the boss of the factory that sold liquors that were mixed with dangerous chemicals, which had killed dozens of lives in West Java and Special Capital Region of Jakarta. The boss, Samsudin Simbolon, was caught in Musi Banyuasin, South Sumatra.

“Yes, he is already caught in Musi Banyuasin area around 05:00 a.m. at dawn local time” said the head crime detective Umar Surya Fana, in Jakarta, Wednesday, April 18th 2018.

According to Umar, it was not easy to find Samsudin, as it took a long time for the police to trace his escape from Cicalengka, West Java. The man, who caused the death of 89 people and hundreds of other to be hospitalized, was moving constantly from place to place. Samsudin was caught in his fourth hideout. Before his capture, the police had raided three places where he was reported to be in before, but he had escaped every time.

“We were able to caught him at his fourth hideout. There was no struggle. He surrendered without a fight” Umar said.

As informed by the police headquarters, the liquors that Samsudin and his cronies mixed with dangerous chemicals were sold not only in West Java, but also Jakarta. From the 89 victims, 31 of them were from Jakarta, while the rest came from various towns and regencies in West Java.

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