THE National Police ought to be assisting the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in investigating the beef smuggling. This scandal, believed to involve customs and police officers, has long been allowed to remain ‘floating’, even though the KPK already has strong evidence.

KPK investigators first got wind of beef smuggling in January 2016. At that time Kresna Jaya, a company owned by Basuki Hariman, was believed to have illegally import