Wrapped In Chinese Tea, 2 Kg Of Sabu Successfully Secured By Police From 9 Bandars

JAKARTA - The Central Jakarta Metro Police have again dismantled a Malaysian network of methamphetamine syndicates. The 2 kilograms of methamphetamine was broken down and hidden in a Chinese green tea package bearing the word Guanyinwang.

This disclosure began with the arrest of one suspect who was part of a chain or network of narcotics syndicates. After carrying out the development, officers managed to arrest 9 other cities.

Central Jakarta Metro Police Deputy Chief AKBP Setyo Koes Heryanto said the arrests started from the information received. After that the police conducted a search. From the investigation, it was known that the crystal methamphetamine came from a dealer with the initials MW alias B who lives on Jalan H. Husin, Ciracas, East Jakarta.

Based on the officer's belief, the Jakarta Putsa Police Satnarkoba team arrested MW at his home in Ciracas.

"On Friday, September 3, at around 20.00 WIB, members of Unit 2 of the Narcotics Unit arrested MW in his room on the 2nd floor," said AKBP Setyo Koes Heryanto, Wednesday, September 15.

From the results of the search, the police secured 1 plastic bag of methamphetamine weighing 975.8 grams, a cellphone and a shabu suction device. The police then developed their findings to target other cities.

From the results of the development, the police investigated 8 other people who lived in the Pulogadung area, East Jakarta.

The eight dealers were arrested in their boarding houses on Jalan Balai Rakyat, Cakung, Pulogadung Village, East Jakarta. The eight were arrested with evidence of methamphetamine ready to be circulated.

"For his actions, we imposed articles 112 and 114 of the Criminal Code for shabu-shabu narcotics suspects with the threat of capital punishment, life imprisonment or a minimum sentence of six years," he said.