THE news broadcast came as a surprise for Inspector-General Oegroseno, on Sunday two weeks ago. This North Sumatra Police Chief watched as it was reported that 18 suspected perpetrators of the Bank CIMB Niaga bank robbery in Medan, in mid-August, had been arrested. Three of them were dead, several others wounded by gunfire.

It was reported that this operation in Deli Serdang and Tanjungbalai was done by the police. Oegro was even more surprised