Farmers who fake red pepper with spray paint are threatened with 15 years in prison

PURWOKERTO, KOMPAS.com – The spray painted red chili pepper distribution is only found in several traditional markets in Banyumas Regency, Central Java.

“The only incident was in the regency of Banyumas,” the head of the Banyumas Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Kompol Berry, said in a short message on Thursday (12/31/2020).

According to the results of the investigation, the police found the spray-painted chili peppers in three locations, namely Pasar Wage, Pasar Cermai and Pasar Sokaraja (formerly known as Pasar Kemukusan).

“The perpetrator has been secured by the Temanggung Police, based on the results of the coordination. Then the trip to Purwokerto is now being handled by the Banyumas Police,” Berry said.

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For his actions, BN (35), a farmer from Temanggung, who faked red bird’s eye chili peppers with spray paint, was threatened with 15 years in prison.

The author will be threatened with three articles, namely, article 136 of Law No. 18 of 2012 on food, with the threat of five years in prison.

“Or article 204 of the Penal Code with the threat of a 15-year prison sentence or article 383 point 2 of the Penal Code with a penalty of 1 year and 4 months,” Berry said.

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As previously reported, the red chili peppers found in various traditional markets in Banyumas Regency, Central Java, were actually painted with spray paint.

To mislead buyers, Berry said, the alleged perpetrator mixed yellow bird-eye chili peppers that are painted red with real red chili peppers in a package.

The perpetrator painted yellow bird’s eye chili peppers red because the market price of red chilies was high.