When Raiding A Motorcycle Thief's House In Tangerang, The Police Find 21 Plastic Clips Filled With Methamphetamine

Tigaraksa Police Chief AKP Agus Ahmad Kurnia/ Photo: Doc. Banten Police

TANGERANG - Tigaraksa Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Tangerang, arrested 3 perpetrators of motor vehicle theft (Curanmor) as well as a drug dealer of methamphetamine type. Tigaraksa Police Chief AKP Agus Ahmad Kurnia said the disclosure of the case began with a report from a resident of Pasir Bolang Village, Tigaraksa District, who lost his motorbike on Saturday, July 29.

"We will follow up the report by conducting an investigation," Agus said in a written statement, Sunday, August 20.

After conducting a series of investigations, officers arrested suspect D (22) in the Cikupa area, Tangerang Regency. To the police, suspect D admitted that he had committed theft in Pasir Bolangan Village with two of his friends.

Officers then moved to suspect D's rented house in Sukapeace Village, Cikupa District. In rented D, officers then arrested 2 other suspects, namely H (34) and R (22).

"We then conducted a search. From suspect R's bag, we found 21 plastic clips containing 7.30 grams of methamphetamine," said Agus.

The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Tangerang Police, Kompol Arief Nazaruddin Yusuf, said that the theft and drug abuse case was still being developed.

"We are still developing to uncover the Curanmor network as well as a drug trafficking network," said Arief.