Jambi Police Destroy Narcotics Worth IDR 347 Billion, Including Liquid Methamphetamine 264 Kg

A suspect who was a liquid methamphetamine courier participated in destroying evidence at the Jambi Regional Police, Thursday (3/8/2023) (ANTARA/Tuyani)

JAMBI - Jambi Police destroyed evidence of narcotics in the form of liquid methamphetamine weighing 264.73 kilograms (kg), ecstasy pills 4.188 grams and marijuana 1.28 kG whose economic value exceeded IDR 347 billion.

"The total value of all the evidence reached more than IDR 347 billion," said Head of Wassidik Ditresnarkoba Jambi Police AKBP Andi M Ichsan in Jambi, Thursday, August 3, as reported by Antara.

The destruction was carried out by burning evidence using an incinerator from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), while the liquid methamphetamine was dissolved with cleaning fluid.

Andi said efforts to eradicate drugs must be carried out massively, not only being the responsibility of law enforcement officers. For this reason, it is necessary to play an active role for the community in campaigning for the dangers of drugs.

With the evidence of methamphetamine, if 1 gram is used for five people, it will be able to save 1,334,952 people.

Meanwhile, if in 1 gram of marijuana is used for four people, then the evidence can save 5,156 lives. Meanwhile, evidence of ecstasy pills weighing 4,188 grams in the form of 11 pieces can save 11 lives.

He explained that the total economic value of the evidence of methamphetamine reached IDR 347 billion, while evidence of marijuana worth IDR 1.2 million and the economic value of ecstasy pills reached IDR 2.7 million.

According to Andi, law enforcement efforts aim to stop the supply of narcotics in the community. In addition, the Jambi Regional Police also formed a tough anti-drug village in Legok Village, Jambi City which aims to narrow the circulation space by suppressing demand.

In May 2023, the Jambi Police together with the Ditipidnarkoba Bareskrim Polri and the Banten Police thwarted the smuggling of liquid methamphetamine from a suspected foreign national.

Based on the investigation and profiling of the international network to prisons, it is known that there are liquid methamphetamine-type narcotics that will be sent to Jambi which will be received by inmates at Mount Sindur Bogor.