Hide 1 Kg Of Methamphetamine In Shoes, Brothers And Sisters From Kubu Raya Arrested By Police

Two sisters with the initials MA and SF were arrested by the Kubu Raya Police at Supadio International Airport, West Kalimantan. They were caught trying to smuggle 1 kilogram of methamphetamine which was stored in the shoe rights. Kubu Raya Police Chief, AKBP Wahyu Jati Wibowo, explained that the smuggling of the methamphetamine was carried out by hiding in the shoe rights. "The methamphetamine should have been carried out using a Citilink plane to Surabaya," Wahyu said, Wednesday, January 24. When searched, officers found the methamphetamine drug packaged in 12 clear plastic packages that had been stored in the modified shoe rights. Going home on January 17. Their mode of operation was to store methamphetamine in their second shoe rights," Wahyu Wahyu explained, this disclosure was made after the Kubu Raya Police Narcotics Satres team investigated for several days. These two couriers have been targeted for police operations. "When both of them were at the airport and tried to bring methamphetamine to Surabaya, the joint team managed to thwart such efforts," he said. Wahyu said, the two brothers admitted that the methamphetamine type drugs belonged to a man with the initials IL, who is a resident of North Pontianak District. The two suspects with the property of this housewife were desperate to become couriers because of economic needs and were tempted by wages of Rp. 10 million promised by IL.

"From the results of the examination, MA and SF have received Rp. 3 million from IL through bank transfers, and the rest will be paid off after the methamphetamine has been successfully reached Surabaya," said Wahyu. The two perpetrators were charged with Article 114 paragraph (2) and Article 112 paragraph (2) of Law No. 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics. They are threatened with a prison sentence of between six and 20 years and a fine of Rp. 10 billion.