Men in masks: The Jakarta Police raid a warehouse in Cakung, East Jakarta, allegedly used as an illegal mask factory on Friday. The police suspect the warehouse was used to stockpile face masks, resulting in scarcity that has caused the price to increase amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak.(JP/Galih Gumelar)The Jakarta Police have uncovered a ring of alleged illegal mask manufacturers seeking to tap into the recent skyrocketing price of masks following fears of a global spread of the novel coronavirus. The Jakarta Police raided a warehouse in Cilincing, North Jakarta, on Thursday where investigators seized 60 boxes containing 3,000 masks. Local residents tipped off police about a building allegedly being used as a storehouse to hoard masks. The activity was the main cause of the increasing price of masks in the capital over the past two months, Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Yusri Y…
