Kendari Police Reveals 1 Kilogram Cannabis Smuggling From Medan

Evidence of marijuana type drugs that were confiscated by the police. (Between/La Ode Muh Deden Saputra)

One kilogram of marijuana-type drugs sent from Medan, North Sumatra, were successfully revealed by the Narko Team 10 of the Narcotics Investigation Unit (Sat Resnarkoba) of the Kendari City Police (Porlesta), Southeast Sulawesi.

Head of the Kendari Police Narcotics Unit, AKP Bahri in Kendari, Saturday, said that the disclosure of drug smuggling was carried out based on information from Kendari Customs.

"Our members when they received information from Customs and Excise friends at around 08.30 WITA that there was a shipment of marijuana, the team went straight to the TKP (the crime scene) on Jalan Budi Utomo, Mataiwoi Village, Wuawua District, Kendari City," said Bahri.

He revealed that after arriving at the scene, the Narko 10 Team immediately carried out surveillance and waited for the recipient of the shipment. At around 10.30 WITA, two recipients of the item came with the initials AH alias O and I. Both were immediately arrested by the police.

"After that, at around 10.30 WITA, the suspect came to the delivery office. At that time he was immediately arrested and secured. At the TKP, the suspect admitted that it was an ordered item ordered through social media and sent from Medan," said Bahri.

He mentioned that the total evidence of marijuana types that were successfully secured weighed 1.032 kilograms.

For further investigation, said Bahri, the two perpetrators and evidence were immediately taken to the Kendari Police.

"There are eight packages, if they have the information, they buy Rp. 1.5 million for one package," he said.

Bahri revealed that according to the confessions of the two perpetrators, they bought only one package, but eight packages were sent. They admit that the order is the first time.

"They said they ordered only one package, and it turned out that there were eight packages. The reason he used it himself, as well as the reason that it was the first time they ordered marijuana via Instagram from Medan," he explained.

Bahri added, quoted from ANTARA, Saturday afternoon, that the two perpetrators were charged with Article 132 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 114 paragraph (2) subsidiary to Article 111 paragraph (2) of Law No. 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics with a maximum threat of 20 years in prison.