Samarinda Police Arrest Dealers Of Thousands Of Koplo Pills Near Schools

Samarinda City Police (Polresta) arrested thousands of drug dealers of double L type Koplo pills on Jalan Sultan Alimuddin, Sambutan Village, Sambutan District, Samarinda City.

The arrest was precisely in front of SMP 9, on Wednesday, April 24 at around 18.50 WITA. "The perpetrator with the initials BU (56) was arrested while sitting on his Honda Beat motorcycle. From the results of the search, officers found 15,180 pills with double L, money from the sale of Rp. 1,000,000 and a Honda Beat motorcycle," said Head of Samarinda Police Grand Commissioner Pol Ary Fadli in Samarinda, Friday, April 26, confiscated by Antara. According to Ary, the disclosure of this case began with public information about the distribution of hard drugs at that location. Officers then carried out investigations and observations, until finally managed to secure the perpetrator. "The perpetrator was a recidivist who had been convicted of the same case," said Ary.

"Parents must also supervise their children to avoid drug abuse," he said. Samarinda Police have intensified operations and supervision of the circulation of illegal drugs. Ary appealed to the public to play an active role in eradicating the circulation of illegal drugs by reporting relevant information. "When there are things that are troubling regarding the circulation of illegal drugs, please immediately report to the nearest police station. We will follow up every report seriously," Ary said. For his actions, the perpetrator was charged with Article 197 subsidiary Article 196 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 36 of 2009 concerning Health with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 1,500,000,000