Narcotics Worth IDR 1.5 Billion Destroyed At Central Jakarta Police

JAKARTA - A total of 4 types of narcotics consisting of dried marijuana leaves, methamphetamine, ecstasy and gorilla tobacco were destroyed by the Central Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Unit on Friday, December 29. The four types of narcotics destroyed were worth Rp. 1.5 billion.

Evidence of marijuana amounting to 27.8 kg, 1.5 kg of methamphetamine, 17 pills of ecstasy and 8 grams of gorilla tobacco that were destroyed were caught during September to November with four suspects with the initials AD, IR, MS and ZK.

Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Susatyo Purnomo Condro accompanied by Narcotics Head AKBP Iver Son Manossoh said this disclosure was a development of the West Jakarta Metro Police. The disclosure of drug abuse networks in Central Jakarta has also developed in several areas.

"There is development to the Aceh region, then there is also being developed by a team in the East Jakarta area. Then there are also in the Bandung, Tangerang and parts in Central Jakarta," said Kombes Susatyo to reporters, Friday, December 29.

From the confiscated evidence of methamphetamine and marijuana, it came from the Aceh network.

"The motive for selling drug abuse is to take advantage, so what stands out is economic motives," he said.