Police Seize Thousands Of Drugs Often Consumed By Teenagers During Brawl

JAKARTA - The Narcotics Unit of the East Jakarta Metro Police confiscated thousands of pills of illegal drugs that are often consumed by teenagers for brawls. East Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Budi Sartono said these drugs (tramadol) are often used by teenagers when carrying out brawls in East Jakarta.

Therefore, the ranks of the East Jakarta Police raided tramadol, which is a sedative and classified as a psychotropic drug, during surgery.

In the period January-May 2022, the East Jakarta Police confiscated 3,736 pills of tramadol from drug collectors.

"That's why we carried out the operation as well. There were 32 bottles containing tramadol or 3,736 pills (which were confiscated)," Kombes Budi told reporters on Monday, June 20.