Destroy Barbuk, Pekanbaru Blender Police 8,240 Ecstasy Pills, 87.79 Grams Of Methamphetamine And Floor Sanitizers

Pekanbaru Police Chief Kombes Pol Jefri Ronald Parulian Siagian (left) together with Roesmin Nurjadin Air Base during the destruction of drug products, Wednesday (10/5/2023). ANTARA/Annisa Firdausi

RIAU - Pekanbaru Police destroyed 8,240 ecstasy pills and 87.79 grams of crystal methamphetamine as a result of two disclosures of the case with six suspects, Wednesday, May 10.

The illicit goods were destroyed by blending and then mixed with floor cleaning fluid. After being mixed, the methamphetamine and ecstasy pills were then thrown into a ditch.

The destruction was witnessed directly by the three suspects involved, namely MF (22), FA (31) and YL.

Pekanbaru Police Chief Kombes Pol Jefri Ronald Parulian Siagian said the destruction of evidence (barbuk) was carried out after the determination of the suspect and it was confirmed that the illicit goods belonged to him.

In addition, in accordance with article 91 paragraph 2 of the Republic of Indonesia Law number 35 of 2009 concerning narcotics, it is said that after seven days of determination, investigators must destroy some of the evidence that was secured so as not to be misused.

Before being destroyed, some of the evidence was set aside for the benefit of the trial and laboratory tests. While others were destroyed, said Jefri, Wednesday, May 10, was confiscated by Antara.

All the narcotics destroyed were the result of disclosures from different cases. This disclosure is the result of the hard work of the Pekanbaru Police Narcotics Investigation Unit.

Previously, the three perpetrators were arrested in five different locations. The first case was revealed on Friday, March 24, at four different locations, including at the PMC football field, Jalan Satria, Tenayan Raya District, Cafe and Ceremony Hotel Emerald Pekanbaru, as well as the suspect's house on Hasanuddin Street, Fifty District.

At that location, officers managed to secure 8,240 ecstasy pills from the hands of the suspects MF and FA.

"This ecstasy pill sells for IDR 250 per item," said Jefri.

In the second case, evidence of narcotics was secured on Jalan Adi Sucipto. YL, who was a methamphetamine dealer, was arrested by an Indonesian Air Force personnel and then handed over to the Pekanbaru Narcotics Unit for further development of the case.

"From YS's hands, we managed to secure a clear plastic package containing methamphetamine weighing approximately 89.79 grams," he continued.

As a result of their actions, the suspects were charged with Article 112 Paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 114 Paragraph (2) of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 35 Year 2009 concerning narcotics with a threat of 20 years in prison.