Officers Failed Sabu Smuggling In Meatballs Delivered By Ojek Drivers Ordered By Mataram Prisoners

MATARAM - Officers from the Mataram Penitentiary, West Nusa Tenggara, thwarted the smuggling of methamphetamine in meatballs through convicts' belongings.

"This item was delivered by an ojek driver addressed to the inmate with the initials HR," said the head of the Mataram Prison, Ketut Akbar Herry Achjar, quoted by Antara, Thursday, September 2.

He said the smuggling mode was successfully uncovered thanks to the foresight of the security guard at the main gate in examining the goods entrusted to the inmates.

"From the examination, it was found three clips of methamphetamine with a gross weight of three grams," he said.

The deliveryman for the convicts who claimed to be a motorcycle taxi driver had the initials MA. He came with a packet of meatballs to the Mataram Prison in the Kuripan area, West Lombok Regency.

Even though he pretended to be a motorcycle taxi driver, MA was still asked for clarification by the officers. From his confession, MA was asked by someone whose identity is not known to deliver the package containing the meatballs.

"He admitted that he was given a fee to deliver. He didn't know who it was, but he admitted that he still remembers the face of the person who gave him the goods," he said.

Following up on these findings, the prison authorities contacted the police from the NTB Regional Police. The NTB Police Directorate of Drugs Operations Team who came to the prison immediately brought three inmates suspected of being involved and also MA, the motorcycle taxi driver.