Methamphetamine Dealer And User Arrested By Drug Buser At Temanggung Police

TEMANGGUNG – The Temanggung Police Narcotics Unit secured HU (37) a resident of Padangan Temanggung in a criminal case without rights or against the law of buying, selling, possessing, storing, and abusing Category I narcotics of methamphetamine.

The Temanggung Police Chief, the Central Java Police, AKBP Agus Puryadi, through the Head of the Narcotics Unit, AKP Bambang, said that based on information from the public, the suspect often bought methamphetamine and then used it himself and resold it to other people.

"The suspect was secured in the parking lot of the Indraloka Hotel, Suwandi Suwardi Street, Kowangan Temanggung Village, and during the search, 3 packages of methamphetamine were found in the back trunk of his car", he explained in a short message, Friday, September 16.

The Head of the Narcotics Unit further explained, from the suspect's confession that the illicit goods were obtained through purchase via Whatsapp at IDR 1 million after the suspect transferred the money to the account number given by C (DPO), the suspect was told the location to pick it up which had the address in Magelang.

"After taking the drugs, the suspect used the methamphetamine behind the hotel in the Jogjakarta area, after he returned to Temanggung and the rest of the illicit goods were divided into 3 packages to be given to his friends", he continued.

From the arrest, the officers managed to secure evidence in the form of 3 packages of methamphetamine with a gross weight of 0.23 grams, 0.09 grams, and 0.24 grams, 1 black cloth bag containing: 2 matches, 1 glass pipette, 1 piece of black straws, 1 yellow straw and 1 red straw cut shaIDR

To account for his actions, the suspect is currently in the custody of the Temanggung Police Station and is being charged with the Primary Article, Article 114 paragraph (1), subsidiary to Article 112 paragraph (1), more subsidiary to Article 127 paragraph (1) letter an of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics. With the threat of imprisonment for a minimum of 4 years and a maximum of 12 years and a fine of at least IDR 800 million and a maximum of IDR 8 billion.