Combine security forces involved Densus 88 – Indonesian anti terror police officers – conducted “sweeping” at Gilimanuk Port of Jembrana Regency due to US President, Barrack Obama into Bali.

Kasat Reskrim Polres Jembrana AKP I Ketut Suparta contacted in Denpasar on Friday mentioned that the examination conducted in order to anticipate the probability of dangerous goods enter Bali as well as limited the movement space of security intruder such as terrorist.

“This is part of creative condition operation. We together with Densus 88 anti terror will keep make sweeping like today by observing the condition at scene,” he said.

Combine team conduct “sweeping” toward every vehicle and its passengers who will enter the Island of God starting 02.00 a.m. on Friday morning.

This kind of action conducted considering Gilimanuk is the main gate entering Bali from west bordered with Java Island makes it has potential as a way for dangerous material or probably the terrorist himself who wants to mess Obama arrival.

Those combine team comes from Jembrana Police Office, Brimob Bali Police and Densus 88. The combine team focused on the entering point of Gilimanuk Port through checking the passengers, goods and vehicle such as box car and inter-provincial bus soon as they off from the ship.

Especially for the bus passenger, they have to off from the bus first then gone through the door completed with security detection device. That passenger-checking door also guarded by Brimob personnel who brought metal detection equipment.

After went through the checking door, the passenger obligated to walk through checking post where their KTP – ID card – will be checked as the post guarded by Satpol PP as well as Jembrana Residence Agency official together with the Social Institution.

From that “sweeping” act, so far there is no suspicious thing found. Hopefully the situation will keep secure and conducive like always,” Suparta said.

Not only at the port, they also secure the rat route or shortcut found around the port as well as vulnerable areas as for those places usually used for motorboat on land or people harbor also closely monitored.

The officers who closely monitored that routes are Kominda Jembrana such as Badan Intelejen Negara (BIN) – State Intelligent Officials – Denintel Kodam IX/Udayana, Satintel Kodim 1617/Jembrana and Jembrana intelligence association forces, attorney intelligence as wel as Kesbangpol and Linmas Jembrana.

Head of Kesbang Pol Linmas Jembrana, Suherman added with the coastal territory spread from Pengeragoan to Gilimanuk, has enough potential as an entering gate for illegal outsider especially criminal or terrorist.

News by Antara Bali