Jambi Regional Police Eliminate IDR 36 Billion Narcotics At The Crematorium

JAKARTA - The Jambi Regional Police (Polda) destroyed evidence of narcotics in the form of methamphetamine, marijuana and ecstasy worth Rp36 billion.

This extermination was carried out at the Paal 12 Chinese cemetery crematorium, Pondok Meja, Muarajambi, which was directly led by the Deputy of the Jambi Regional Police, Brigadier General Yudawan.

Brigadier General Yudawan, affirmed his commitment to eradicating drugs in Jambi and the evidence by destroying evidence that was confiscated by the police.

With the rampant abuse and illicit trafficking of narcotics, this illegal item becomes a problem that can threaten and damage the nation's generation.

"Drug crime is classified as a 'transnational organized crime', because it involves a broad group or network and systematically uses special methods or certain modes of carrying it out," said Yudawan as quoted by Antara, Thursday, February 11.

This condition requires a strategy that involves all components of society, in one commitment to prevent drug trafficking in the community, especially in Jambi Province.

For Jambi Province, geographically it is located in the area where drugs and illegal drugs are trafficked. It is proven in the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the drug investigators from the Jambi Police, the Jambi Police and the Bungo Police from July 2020 to February 2021 again revealed and arrested narcotics offenders.

"Against the perpetrators of drug abuse and illicit trafficking, but we also have to implement it pre-emptively and preventively leading to action to make users aware, so they no longer use it," said Bgrijen Pol Yudawan.

The police try to prevent people from becoming victims and falling into drug abuse. In addition, drug eradication efforts must be carried out massively.

It is not only the responsibility of law enforcement officers, but it also needs an active joint role between the government, TNI-Polri, elements of society and other stakeholders including members of the press in campaigning about the dangers of drugs to society.

In accordance with the regulation, this extermination is one of the legal provisions that must be implemented by investigators as part of the investigation process.

It is also evidence of the accountability and transparency of the police's duties in treating evidence.

Evidence that has been successfully confiscated must be destroyed immediately and partially set aside for purposes of use.

Evidence of destroyed drugs is the result of disclosure from the Jambi Regional Police, Jambi Police and Bungo Police, with 27.7 kg of methamphetamine-type narcotics, 29.23 kg of marijuana and 1,690 ecstasy pills.

The Jambi Regional Police are not proud of how concerned they are with the increasing number of arrests and the increasing amount of evidence that could be of concern.

"It could be that on the one hand an achievement is a proud achievement, but actually on the other hand it is a cause for concern," said Deputy Police Chief, Brigadier General Yudawan.

Meanwhile, the drugs destroyed were captured by the Jambi Regional Police's Narcotics Directorate, the Bungo Police, the Jambi Police, and the BNN.

After signing the official report for the destruction of drug evidence, the Deputy Chief of Police and other relevant agency officials symbolically destroyed the evidence and proceeded to ecstasy by blending, while marijuana and crystal meth were destroyed by burning them.