2,884 Hard Drugs Confiscated, Three Dealers Arrested By Karawang Police

Illustration of criminals arrested (VOI)

The police from the Karawang Police Narcotics Investigation Unit arrested three perpetrators in disclosing cases of the circulation of certain hard drugs without distribution permits around the northern coastal area of Karawang Regency, West Java.

Head of Public Relations of the Karawang Police, Ipda Cep Wildan, said that the circulation of certain hard drugs is very dangerous for the community, because it has a dangerous effect if consumed without supervision and a doctor's prescription.

"The use of certain hard drugs can cause dependence, damage to the organs of the body, to death," said Wildan, quoted by Antara.

For this reason, the police continue to try to stop the circulation of certain hard drugs. Moreover, there are many victims from teenagers and students.

The police from the Karawang Police Narcotics Investigation Unit succeeded in uncovering a health crime in the form of the circulation of certain hard drugs without a distribution permit in the Pedes District, Karawang a few weeks ago.

In the disclosure, the police arrested three perpetrators at a house in Bunder Hamlet, Pedes District, Karawang. Each of the perpetrators arrested had the initials DW (26), AS (18) and the perpetrator with the initials R (18).

Officers managed to confiscate 2,884 items of certain hard drugs of various types and a number of other pieces of evidence in the form of cash amounting to Rp2,415,000 and Rp130,000.

"This particular case of drug trafficking was revealed after the police received reports from the public regarding suspicious activities in the area," he said.

Cep Wildan said that after confirming the truth of the information conveyed by the public, members conducted a search at the location and found 2,884 pills of hard drugs without a distribution permit.

"The perpetrator admitted that he got the drug from someone with the initials RT, who is currently still being searched," he said.

Currently, the Karawang Police are continuing to develop to uncover the network of drug trafficking to the main supplier.

For their actions, the perpetrators were threatened with Article 60 number 10 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 6 of 2023 concerning Job Creation, or Article 435 and Article 436 paragraph (2) of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 17 of 2023 concerning Health.

In addition, the perpetrators were also charged with Article 196 and/or Article 197 of Law No. 36 of 2009 concerning Health, with a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and a fine of up to IDR 1 billion.