Police Criminal Investigation Unit Raids Home Factory In Bogor, Finds 1 Million Illegal Drugs Ready For Distribution

JAKARTA - The Directorate of Narcotics Crime of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police raided a home factory or home industry for illegal drugs in the Cibinong area, Bogor. From the raids, more than one million pills were confiscated.

"(The confiscated, red) One million white tablets are stored in a cupboard," said the Director of Narcotics Crime at the National Police, Brigadier General Krisno Halomoan Siregar in his statement, Wednesday, January 26.

In addition, from the raid that took place on Tuesday, January 25, the police also confiscated tens of thousands of drugs ready for distribution. Where, all of them are hard drugs.

"One cardboard box of white tablets with the AM logo containing about 40 thousand, two container boxes containing yellow powder, one container box containing white powder, one container box containing pink powder, 5 thousand white tablets with the logo AM, 2 thousand yellow tablets with the MF logo, 30 boxes containing 3,000 riclon pills, one mixer machine, one drying machine, and 30 thousand white tablets with the AM logo," said Krisno.

In this raid, eight people were named as suspects. They had the initials IW, WD, YN, AR, MS, BD, and arrested two shopkeepers BD and F.

The disclosure of this case began with the arrest of IW, who is a distributor and controller of illegal hard drugs at a shop in the Sawangan area, Depok City. Then it was developed and information was obtained from the origin of the illegal drugs from Bogor Regency.

"The shophouse (which was raided, ed) is used as a place to manufacture or produce various kinds of illegal hard drugs and secure WD, YN, and AR, which act as drug printers, machine technicians, and production site owners," said Krisno.

After capturing the three people, the development was carried out again. Investigators also moved to the Serpong area, Tangerang City, Banten. There, two suspects with the initials MS and BD were arrested.

"They act as distributors and dealers of illegal drugs in Tangerang," he said.

Furthermore, the development was carried out to IW's boarding house in the Duren Mekar area, Bojong Sari, Depok City. There, found one million white tablets.

"The team returned to the Cisauk area, Tangerang City and arrested two people who acted as shopkeepers, brothers BD and F," said Krisno.

In this case, the suspects are threatened with Article 60 of Law No.11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation, amendments to Article 197 of Law No.36 of 2009 concerning Health, namely anyone who intentionally produces or distributes pharmaceutical preparations and/or medical devices that do not have distribution permit as referred to in article 106 paragraph (1) shall be punished with imprisonment for a maximum of 15 years and a fine of a maximum of RP 1.5 billion.

Subsidiary to Article 196 of Law No. 36 of 2009 concerning Health, that is, anyone who intentionally produces or distributes pharmaceutical preparations and/or medical devices that does not have a distribution permit as referred to in Article 106 paragraph (1) shall be sentenced to a maximum imprisonment of 15 years. and a maximum fine of Rp. 1.5 billion.