Indonesian police have uncovered illegal sales of firearms on at least two popular e-commerce platforms – some of which were falsely advertised as airguns to avoid detection – including one sale to an Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) supporter.
The two platforms are Tokopedia and Shopee, said the police. They are among the most popular e-commerce platforms in Indonesia.
There were also 18 cases of online sales involving airguns that were converted into firearms capable of firing live bullets, which could be just as lethal as manufactured firearms, the police said. “This is a new phenomenon that requires increased vigilance. There is rampant circulation of CO2-powered airguns firing steel balls that have been upgraded to firearms firing bullets,” the chief commissioner added, pointing out that there are still many units out there “that we have not confiscated”.
He is now under investigation as he is considered to have bought and used an illegal firearm, when he should have possessed only an officially issued weapon, said Hengki.
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