The Riau Regional Police's Narcotics and Drug Investigation Directorate confiscated 53.60 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 49,682 ecstasy pills worth Rp68.5 billion from four drug couriers with the initials ES (33), SAP (30), S (31), and SH (35).
Director of the Riau Police Narcotics Investigation, Kombes Putu Yudha Prawira, explained that the four suspects were arrested in two different locations. The three of them acted as couriers transporting illicit goods from Bengkalis to Pekanbaru on the orders of a network controller with the initials I.
"The first arrest was made at a restaurant on Jalan Lintas Pelalawan-Siak," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, January 14.
His chronology on Thursday (9/1) his party arrested ES, SAP, and S who were driving a white car. From inside the vehicle, the authorities found 54 large packs of methamphetamine and 20 large packs of ecstasy pills hidden in a blue plastic bag.
Based on the confessions of the three suspects, the narcotics will be handed over to SH, the recipient of goods who are also part of the network. The police then moved to arrest SH at 17.00 WIB in the courtyard of a place of worship in Pangkalan Kerinci District, Pelalawan Regency.
"SH came in a black car to pick up narcotics. SH admitted that he was ordered by someone with the initials IW to take the item. He was promised a salary of Rp. 20 million every time he took the goods," said Putu.
From the results of the examination, the first three couriers, namely ES, SAP, and S, admitted that this was the first time they had carried out this action and had not received payment. They were promised to be paid after the goods were successfully delivered.
"This item is thought to have come from a neighboring country that entered through the Bengkalis area. Currently, we are still pursuing two people suspected of controlling the network," he added.
The four suspects are now charged with Article 114 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 112 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 132 paragraph (1) of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics. They face the death penalty, life imprisonment, or a minimum imprisonment of six years and a maximum of 20 years.
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