Buy 10 Grams Of Methamphetamine In Serawak, West Kalimantan Residents Arrested At The RI-Malaysia Border

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KALBAR - A man with the initials A was arrested while trying to smuggle methamphetamine from Sarawak, Malaysia into Indonesian territory in West Kalimantan (West Kalimantan).

The man is a resident of Sa'alas Village, Mempawah Hulu District, Landak Regency, West Kalimantan. Caught carrying five packages of methamphetamine weighing approximately 10 grams.

"The suspect was arrested while trying to enter Malaysia into the territory of Indonesia by bringing methamphetamine through an unofficial border route in the areas of Semunying Village, Jagoi Babang, Bengkayang Regency, West Kalimantan," said the Commander of the Indonesian-Malaysia Border Security Task Force (Dansatgas Pamtas) Yonarmed 16/Tumbak Kaputing, Major Arm Andreas Prabowo Putro, in Bengkatang, West Kalimantan, Friday, July 28, confiscated by Antara.

Suspect S was arrested when personnel from the Kumba Semunying Pamtas Post carried out a patrol of deposition on a prone route for smuggling.

Andreas explained that when the patrol team was in a deposition position, the suspect was found. Subsequently, an examination of luggage was carried out and white crystals were found which were suspected of being methamphetamine in plastic packages.

"The patrol team then secured the evidence and detained the suspect at the Kumba Semunying Post," he said.

After being questioned, suspect A admitted that he bought the 10 grams of crystal methamphetamine in a village in Sarawak.

"Furthermore, the suspect and evidence were secured at the Jagoi Babang Post to be handed over to the police," he concluded.