2 Dealers Arrested In Bukittinggi, West Sumatra Take 25 Kg Of Marijuana In North Sumatra Using Motorcycles

Two drug dealers along with evidence of 15 kilograms of marijuana. Both are known to have received marijuana from Panyabungan, North Sumatra, Thursday (14/3/2024). Antara/Altas Maulana.

The Bukittinggi Police arrested two 25 kilograms (kg) marijuana dealers from the North Sumatra Savings area to be circulated in West Sumatra (West Sumatra). Head of the Bukittinggi Police Narcotics Investigation Unit AKP Syafri said his party arrested two perpetrators in two different locations in Bukittinggi who worked together to bring the illicit goods.

"Based on the confessions of the two suspects I (35) and P (35) of the marijuana were picked up to the Panyabungan area of North Sumatra Province using a motorbike in February 2024 as much as 25 kilograms of marijuana," he said in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Thursday, March 14, and was confiscated by Antara. He said previously the two suspects had managed to distribute 10 kilograms (kg) of marijuana with 3 kg of which were circulated in the Solok area, and 7 kg others in the City of Bukittinggi. "So only 15 kilograms of marijuana were left and stored in chicken coops that could be secured by the Operational Team during the arrest," said Syafri.

Ia menjelaskan pengungkapan kasus itu berawal dari penangkapan tersangka berinisial I di daerah Sawah Paduan Kelurahan Pakan Kurai, Kecamatan Guguk Panjang Bukittinggi dengan barang bukti seperempat kilogram narkoba jenis ganja."Setelah dilakukan pengembangan dari tersangka I terkait asalnya ganja tersebut, tim operasional kemudian melakukan penangkapan terhadap tersangka berinisial P di Kelurahan Ladang Cakiah, Kecamatan Aur Birugo Tigo Baleh, dengan barang bukti 15 kilogram ganja yang ditemukan di dalam kandang ayam,” ujarnya.Di hadapan saksi dilakukan penggeledahan terhadap tersangka P, ditemukan satu paket narkoba jenis ganja terbungkus lakban coklat di dalam plastik hitam."Selanjutnya juga ditemukan 14 paket narkoba jenis ganja terbungkus lakban coklat. Masing-masing dalam karung, dengan rincian 10 paket di dalam karung, 4 paket dalam satu karung, 1 buah kotak besi yang berisikan narkoba jenis ganja, 1 timbangan warna biru, 1 tas keranjang warna hitam, dan 1 buah handphone merk Realme warna biru," jelasnya.

Currently, the two suspects have been detained at the Bukittinggi Police detention center and the suspect is subject to Article 114 in conjunction with Article 112, Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning narcotics with the threat of imprisonment of 4 to 12 years in prison.