Police Raid Kost House For Synthetic Tobacco Production In Jagakarsa, South Jakarta

JAKARTA - The police raided a boarding house in the Jagakarsa area, South Jakarta, which is suspected of being a production site for synthetic tobacco. The raid was pushed forward on Tuesday morning, March 19.

"Three youths with the initials R, A, and F who are suspected of producing synthetic tobacco (arrested)," said Pesanggrahan Police Chief, Kompol Tedjo Asmoro to reporters at the Pesanggrahan Police, Tuesday, March 19.

In addition to arresting the perpetrators, said Tedjo, his party also found evidence in the form of synthetic tobacco weighing 500 grams. The synthetic tobacco was found in plastic with a size of several types.

"Plastic wrap, some are large in size, some are small," he said.

The former Kelapa Dua police chief also said that the 3 young men had been in this profession for the past year. They always move to boarding houses in Jagakarsa.

"So they can be said to be some kind of dealer," he said

Currently, the 3 perpetrators have been taken to the Pesanggrahan Police for further investigation.