Banda Aceh, Aceh, Oct. 27 -- Aceh police seized 32 metric tons of subsidized diesel fuel during a weeklong operation targeting suspected fuel misuse across the province, a police spokesman said here Tuesday.

The operation, which ran from October 19 to 25, resulted in 19 police reports, said Senior Commissioner Joko Krisdiyanto, head of the Aceh Police Public Relations Division.

Police also arrested 22 people and named them suspects in cases involving the misuse of subsidized fuel, he said.

The suspects were arrested in several subdistricts within the jurisdictions of Aceh's district and municipal police units. Officers also seized 18 four- and six-wheeled vehicles.

The operation aimed to prevent the misuse of subsidized fuel that coul...