2024-08-08 06:49:48
The National Police Criminal Investigation Unit confiscated thousands of bales of used clothing. Doc: National Police Public Relations.
jpnn.comJAKARTA – The National Police Criminal Investigation Unit, which is part of the Illegal Importation Task Force, has secured 1,883 bales of used clothing from two locations in Bandung City and Cikarang, Bekasi, West Java. The National Police Criminal Investigation Unit Chief, Commissioner General Wahyu Widada, said the entry of these illegal goods could threaten the country’s economic stability.
According to him, the entry of used clothing from China, Korea and Japan can cause a multiplier effect. The reason is, it is not only detrimental to state revenues, but also has an impact on domestic industrial entrepreneurs and MSMEs.
“You can imagine that with the price of clothes that if sold retail like this, the import value of one piece is already thousands (rupiah). But it can be sold at a very, very cheap price. Where can we compete. The multiplier effect is large. Our garment factories are closed, our MSMEs cannot compete,” he said in his press release, Tuesday (6/8).
“While we realize that MSMEs are one of the backbones of our economy,” he continued.
This three-star general said that Indonesia is a big country and has the potential to become a country with a very high economy.
He said that President Joko Widodo and the Government aspire to the vision of Golden Indonesia by 2045. If illegal imported goods continue to enter the country, how can this be achieved?
“Because the requirement to become a dominant country is economic growth above 5 percent and stability of security and order. If these goods continue to enter, our MSMEs and industries will decline, and unemployment will increase. The impact will also be on security stability. Because the problem will run away with the stomach,” he said.
Wahyu said the confiscation was part of law enforcement and was a commitment from the National Police to support efforts made by the Ministry of Trade and the Illegal Importation Task Force to resolve the problem together.
The National Police Criminal Investigation Unit confiscated more than a thousand bales of used clothing imported from a number of countries.