Police Arrest Methamphetamine And Marijuana Courier In Malang

MALANG - Malang City Police Team arrested a drug courier with the initials MRD aged 24 who was caught carrying methamphetamine and marijuana with a total weight of 2.6 kilograms. , Malang City was in the form of 1.04 kilograms of methamphetamine and 1.6 kilograms of marijuana. Budi explained that the disclosure of the case began with information received by the Malang City Police Narcotics Unit that there was someone suspected of being a drug courier for methamphetamine and marijuana. , he continued, the perpetrators were successfully arrested by officers in the Pasar Besar area of Malang City. With evidence that was secured reaching 2.6 kilograms of drugs, it is estimated that it will be able to save 18 thousand young people from drugs. Apart from being a courier, MRD is also suspected of being a class I narcotics dealer of methamphetamine and marijuana. Before being arrested by officers, MRD admitted that he had obtained 1.04 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and two kilograms of marijuana from a person with the initials A. The methamphetamine type narcotics received by MRD had not yet been circulated. As for marijuana, the suspect has circulated some of it on orders from A, so the evidence that was secured weighed 1.6 kilograms. January 6th.

Meanwhile, the Head of Drugs at the Malang City Police, Kompol Danang Yudanto, added that the disclosure was an indication that the Greater Malang area, which is a combination of Malang City, Malang Regency and Batu City, was the target of drug trafficking. That comes in, with an amount like this. So this can indicate that Malang Raya is already considered an attractive market for drug dealers," he said. This is indicated by the packaging pattern and special characteristics on the package containing the methamphetamine. The perpetrator himself admitted that he had sent goods five times in the last two months. months," he said. The perpetrator, he continued, was just this time caught by the police. Currently, the Malang City Police Narcotics Unit is conducting an in-depth investigation regarding the disclosure in order to dismantle a larger network. ) and Article 111 paragraph (2) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics, with the threat of life imprisonment or a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years.