Borrowing IDR 400,000 Online Money, Teenager From Semarang Orders Gorilla Tobacco Via Instagram

JAKARTA - The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) of Central Java Province arrested a young man from Semarang City who was desperate to order Gorilla tobacco-type narcotics. Sadly, the items purchased use money from online loans.

Head of the Central Java National Narcotics Agency, Brigadier General Benny Gunawan, said the order was detected by officers being sent through an expedition service.

"The perpetrator with the initials IAW (24). The tobacco was sent from Cibinong with a statement containing cosmetics," he said as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, January 27.

From the results of the investigation, he said, the suspect admitted to buying the tobacco after borrowing IDR 400,000 from an online loan application.

"After that, the perpetrator asked his parents for money to pay for the online loan," he said

According to him, the suspect had twice ordered the Gorilla tobacco which was sold through the Instagram social media account. For his actions, the suspect was charged with Law Number 35 of 2009 regarding Narcotics.