A Month In Operation, South Lampung-Natar Police Sita Sabu 114 Kg Arrested 11 Urban People

LAMPUNG - The Joint Team of the Narcotics Satres of the South Lampung Police, and the Natar Police, succeeded in uncovering and thwarting the circulation of 114 kg of crystal methamphetamine after carrying out operations for a month.

"This disclosure has accumulated from 5 crime scenes in a period of 1 month. From the results of this disclosure, 11 perpetrators of methamphetamine dealers have also been arrested," said South Lampung Police Chief AKBP Edwin, at the local police station, Antara, Tuesday, April 5.

He explained that the results of this disclosure began when the team arrested two dealers with the initials HK and MAF, at Bakauheni Port, South Lampung. Of the two, it was found that 3 grams of crystal methamphetamine resulted from 35 kg of crystal methamphetamine from Pekanbaru.

"The goods have been handed over to two couriers with the initials AG and FZ. Who transported 35 kg of crystal methamphetamine, from Pekanbaru, Riau, using an L300 vehicle at the Bakauheni Exit of Hatta Village," explained Edwin.

The results of the team's interrogation in the field, the suspects AG and FZ were finally arrested at one of the hotels in Penengahan. The mode is with evidence of 35 kg of methamphetamine placed in two suitcases. The goods were mixed with the coconut cargo in the L300 car which was successfully secured at the Hatta Toll Exit.

"There was a long series of traffickers, after AG and FZ, officers finally arrested another perpetrator with the initials AW and AR on the North Bakauheni Toll Road, carrying two suitcases containing 42 packs of crystal methamphetamine," added Edwin.

Then with the control delivery investigation technique, 77 kg of methamphetamine was transported to Cilegon by AG and FZ, under strict supervision by the Team, so that the recipient was also secured.

Arriving in Merak, another perpetrator with the initials RA was arrested, who was about to receive 77 packages of crystal methamphetamine.

Meanwhile, on the other hand, in the same sequence, the Lamsel Police Narcotics Unit team also arrested two other perpetrators, the initials DR and HK at the Bob Bazar Hospital Parking, and carried out developments to Bandarlampung, precisely at the Whiz Prime Hotel. 2 suitcases with a total of 20 packages.

Elsewhere, members of the Bhabin Kamtibmas of the Natar Police, found 17 kg of crystal methamphetamine in a rented house in Srimulyo Hamlet, Natar. These illicit goods, sourced from Pekanbaru, will be sent to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan.

It is possible that the distribution of methamphetamine is related to each other, but officers have difficulty considering that the network owned by the perpetrators is disconnected because it is between countries and requires coordination through Interpol and to find out that the illegal type of methamphetamine came from Thailand.