The East Java Regional Police revealed the circulation of methamphetamine from the Malaysian network by confiscating evidence in the form of 9.4 kilograms of methamphetamine and 5,814 ecstasy pills, and arrested four suspected network couriers.
Director of Drug Investigation at the East Java Police, Kombes Robert Da Costa, said the suspects each had the initials MAY (37), a resident of Tulangan District, Sidoarjo Regency; KF (36), a resident of Panceng District, Gresik Regency; HAR (56), a resident of Krembangan District, Surabaya City; and MH (28), a resident of Tumpang District, Malang Regency.
"These four suspects have different roles. MAY and KF act as intermediaries for buying and selling methamphetamine, HAR as recipients of goods from the Surabaya 'Madura network, while MH is a dealer in the network," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 21.
Robert explained that the methamphetamine was sent from Malaysia to Surabaya with the mode hidden inside a shock breaker component through a delivery service.
The arrests were made separately from February to May 2025. The MAY suspect was secured in a boarding house in Modong Village, Tulangan District, Sidoarjo on Monday (10/2) at around 07.45 WIB.
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KF was arrested at a coffee shop in Panceng District, Gresik, on Saturday (3/5) at around 13.30 WIB.
The HAR suspect was arrested in a boarding room on Jalan Sawah Pulo, Ujung Village, Semampir District, Surabaya on Friday (9/5) at 22.00 WIB, while MH was secured in Slamet Village, Tumpang District, Malang on Thursday (8/5) at 21.00 WIB.
"This disclosure is the result of cooperation with Juanda Customs and Excise, Surabaya," said Robert.
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