Securing 36 Kg Of Crystal Methamphetamine, Metro Police Arrests American Coffee Mode Narcotics Courier

JAKARTA - Metro Jaya Police revealed the circulation of narcotics weighing 36 kilograms (kg) of methamphetamine. The mode is hidden in a coffee packaging from the United States (US).

"The narcotics with evidence of 36 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine are disguised in packaging imported coffee brands from America," said Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Karyoto to reporters, Monday, July 17.

Disclosure of the case began with information about drug trafficking. Thus, it was immediately followed up and arrested RB in Depok on July 1, 2023.

From the arrest, the police confiscated 34 packages of methamphetamine. In detail, 32 packs of bluenard brand black coffee containing 34 kilograms of methamphetamine, 2 packs of Guanyinwang Chinese tea containing kilograms of crystal methamphetamine.

"The evidence found 29 packs of Bluenard brand coffee containing methamphetamine. The team interrogated the suspect and said that 5 more packs of methamphetamine were about 50 meters from the target of stopping," he said.

Currently, Karyoto continued, development is still being carried out. This is because RB is known to act as a courier.

In this case, RB is suspected of under Article 114 paragraph 2 subsidiary Article 112 paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 132 paragraph 1 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 35 of 2009 concerning narcotics with a minimum penalty of 5 years in prison and a maximum imprisonment for life or the death penalty.