Police Reveals Methamphetamine Factory At City Tangerang Airport Apartment, Perpetrator 2 Foreigners From China

JAKARTA The National Police Headquarters revealed that the international class of methamphetamine drug trafficking and manufacturing syndicates were made in the Tangerang area. Two suspects, XM (35) and ZJ (39) are foreign nationals (WNA) from China.

Deputy Head of the National Police's Narcotics Abuse and Circulation Task Force, Inspector General Hary Sudwijanto, said that from the results of this disclosure, 20 kilogras of crystal methamphetamine evidence had been secured, and several raw materials for meth makers.

Inspector General Hary said this disclosure began with information he received at the end of October 2023. That, there will be a shipment of Ketamina from Batam to Jakarta.

Following up on the report, his party coordinated with Batam Customs and Excise, Soekarno Hatta Airport, Central Customs and expeditions to conduct an investigation.

Until November 1, it is known that the suspect will pick up the goods using an online motorcycle taxi (ojol). After the handover process, the team then arrested the owners of XM and ZJ goods," said Inspector General Hary, to reporters, Friday, November 17.

Until finally a search was carried out on the vehicle he was carrying. 6 cardboard boxes were found which contained a baby Chair containing aluminum containing Ketamine white powder with a weight title of 20,842.21 grams. City Airport apartment keys were also found. " he explained.

After the development of the two suspects, the police headed to the Tangerang City Airport Apartment, to be precise in Tower C on the V floor, room C5 No. 6. From that place, officers found 14,977.79 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 17,650 ml of liquid methamphetamine, equipment to make or produce methamphetamine.

Not only that, in the next room, namely on the 7th floor of room C7 No. 9, officers found crystal methamphetamine as much as 5,676.39 grams, equipment for making and producing methamphetamine.

After examining the two perpetrators, police officers are now pursuing the other three perpetrators involved in the drug syndicate. The three of them are also Chinese foreigners who have different roles.

It is planned that the methamphetamine produced by the perpetrators will be sold freely in Jakarta and its surroundings.

The maximum threat for the perpetrators is the death penalty.