North Tapanuli Police Raid Coffee Shop, A Marijuana Dealer Arrested

MEDAN - Personnel from the Narcotics Investigation Unit of the North Tapanuli Police arrested a dried marijuana drug dealer from Hutatoruan III Village, Tarutung District, North Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra.

The suspect is PL (37) a resident of Lumban Jurjur, Hutatoruan III Village, Tarutung District, Taput Regency.

"The arrest was due to information conveyed by the public to the Taput Police Narcotics Unit officers," said Taput Police Chief AKBP Johanson Sianturi, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, July 27. Jonathan said the suspect was arrested by officers, last Monday at around 17.00 WIB.

From the information provided by the community, officers then went down to the location and raided the shop as a location for transactions and the circulation of marijuana-type drugs.

In the shop, the suspect PL and four friends were found, namely HS (42), a resident of Simamora Village, Tarutung District, GAH (20), a resident of Hutabagasan, Hapoltahan Tarutung Village, SPL (27), a resident of Simaungmaung Paa, Hutatoruan Toruan Village X1, Tarutung District, and FPL (29), a resident of Simaungmaung Pea, Hutatoruan Toruan XI Village, Tarutung.

The results of a search from the hands of PL found evidence of drugs weighing 155.46 grams wrapped in 34 packages of marijuana-type narcotics wrapped in brown rice paper.

In addition, one black scissors, one orange staples, four brown rice wrappers, one piped child box, one black Oppo brand cellphone, one green plastic bag and a sack bag, which is stored behind the suspect's house.

The police chief explained that of the four other friends, two of them HS and GAH, the urine test results were positive for using drugs. Both were assessed at the Simalungun National Narcotics Agency (BNNK) and further rehabilitation was carried out in Lubuk Pakam, Deli Serdang Regency.

"For the other two people, namely SPL and FPL, their urine test results were negative for using drugs and the evidence was also not found and they were sent home," he said.

Johanson added that the PL suspect is currently still undergoing intensive examination in the Taput Police Narcotics Unit room for development.