Mataram Police Destroys Half A Kilo Of Methamphetamine Worth IDR 750 Million

The two suspects MH (center) and TU (left) accompanied by police investigators spilled methamphetamine packages in clear plastic into a blender machine for destruction which became a requirement for the transfer of files at the Mataram Police, NTB, Monday (27/2/2023). (ANTARA)

The Mataram City Police, West Nusa Tenggara, destroyed confiscated methamphetamine-type drugs worth Rp. 750 million or weighing nearly half a kilogram which is evidence of the disclosure of a circulating case in mid-February 2023. "The shabu-shabu that we destroyed today is worth Rp. 750 million assuming a gram of Rp. 1.5 million. For that, he said, the destruction of evidence in this drug case was also witnessed by prosecutors, courts, and suspects who were accompanied by attorneys. "So, we have also set aside a small part of the laboratory test and evidence for the needs at trial," he said. By annihilating 494 grams of crystal methamphetamine, Yogi assured that his party has succeeded in rescuing 7,500 people in NTB, in particular Mataram City, from drug influence. "About 7,500 people are consumed by about 15 people per gram," he said. In handling this case, investigators have determined the suspect with the initials MH (21), the man from Palik Jaya, Mataram City. In this case, MH became a suspect because he was caught in control of the crystal methamphetamine while in Lembar Harbor, West Lombok Regency. The role of MH in this case was revealed as a courier carrying a methamic package from outside NTB by land.

The two people were charged with Article 114 paragraph (2) and/or Article 112 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 132 paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.