Jagakarsa Grocery Store Secretly Selling Hard Drugs, Police Seized 28 Thousand Grains

JAKARTA - Police seized 28,243 pieces of hard drugs from a grocery store in the Jagakarsa area, Jakarta, after receiving a report from the public regarding the alleged circulation of illegal drugs in the area.

Head of the Narcotics Investigation Unit of the South Jakarta Metro Police, AKBP Prasetyo Nugroho, said the disclosure of the case was a follow-up to the direction of the police leadership to eradicate the circulation of hard drugs in the South Jakarta jurisdiction.

"A total of several types of hard drugs were found with a total of approximately 28,243 pieces," said Prasetyo at a press conference at the South Jakarta Metro Police, Antara, Sunday, March 15.

This case began with community information regarding a store suspected of selling narcotics on Jalan Pepaya Raya, Jagakarsa Village, on Friday night at around 21.00 WIB.

From the first location, the police found a number of evidence, including 37 pieces of Mercy brand psychotropic drugs, 100 pieces of hard drugs of Trihexyphenidyl 2 mg, 2,380 pieces of Hexymer, 60 pieces of Tramadol, and 500 pieces of Tramadol.

In addition, the police also confiscated 18 pieces of Double Y, cash amounting to Rp750,000, and two mobile phones of the brands Oppo and Infinix.

During the raid, the police arrested two suspects who were allegedly store guards with initials WA and M.

"From there we were able to arrest two suspects who were suspected of being store guards with initials WA and M, and found a list of G hard drugs of approximately 3,095 pieces," said Prasetyo.

The police then developed an investigation into a boarding house or apartment on Jalan Blimbing, Jagakarsa Village.

At the second location, officers found around 8,355 Hexymer pills, 60 Plenozepam pills, 50 Alprazolam pills, 70 Alprazolam 1 ml pills, 16 Herlopam pills of Mercy brand, and 89 Valium or Diazepam pills.

In addition, 50 pieces of Atarak Alprazolam, 1,578 pieces of Double Y, 1,010 pieces of Trihexyphenidyl 2 mg, and 13,870 pieces of Tramadol were also found.

According to Prasetyo, the drugs were sold illegally and hidden in various types of stores, including mobile phone stores and grocery stores.

"First there are those who sell in mobile phone stores, then grocery stores. The drugs are illegally packaged and hidden in these stores," he said.

He added that the two suspects were known to have only been guarding the store for about a year.

For their actions, the suspects were charged with Law Number 17 of 2023 concerning Health and Law Number 5 of 1997 concerning Psychotropic Substances which have been adjusted through Law Number 1 of 2026 concerning Criminal Adjustment.

The regulation states that anyone who produces or distributes pharmaceutical preparations without meeting the standards of safety and legal permits, as well as illegally possessing or storing psychotropic substances, can be sentenced to a maximum of 12 years in prison.