JAKARTA - The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) of the Bangka Belitung Islands Province (Babel) said three Pangkalpinang residents who were caught carrying 15 kilograms (kg) of crystal methamphetamine were threatened with the death penalty.
"Three suspects, ES (37), IW (40) and GS (27) residents of Tanjung Gunung, Pangkalpinang City, are dealers and controllers of the North Sumatra-Bangka Belitung cross narcotics network, they were arrested in May 2025," said Head of BNNP Babel Brigadier General Pol Hisar Siallagan in Pangkalpinang, Tuesday, June 24, confiscated by Antara.
The arrests of the three suspects were carried out by BNNP Babel at different times and places, and his party managed to find evidence of 15 kg of crystal methamphetamine.
He explained that the arrests of the three perpetrators began with the arrest of suspects ES and IW in a blue private vehicle with police number BN1085QE carrying 15 kilograms of methamphetamine which was brought from the city of Medan, North Sumatra by land, followed by crossing using a ferry from Tanjungapi Port, South Sumatra to Tanjungkalian, Mentok, West Bangka.
The joint eradication team succeeded in thwarting the smuggling of the two suspects and found 15 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine stored in a modified trunk of the car.
"They were arrested when the ship carrying it docked at Tanjungkalian Port, Mentok, on Sunday 11 May at around 11.25 WIB," he said.
After the arrest of the two suspects, the team conducted an in-depth investigation, and on Friday, June 16, the suspect ES as the controller was arrested at a shop in Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). The process of arresting ES took several days because the suspect moved from place to place.
"The results of their examination admit that they have been carrying out this activity for two years and have been sent several times. If you look at the volume of goods shipments, they are not a low class for the size of Babel Province," he said.
According to him, these three suspects are in the same network as those arrested by the Directorate of Narcotics at the Babel Police with evidence of five kilograms of crystal methamphetamine.
"As a result of our coordination with the Babel Police, this network is open and they sent more methamphetamine-type narcotics to cover the losses previously arrested by the Babel Police," he said.
Based on the suspect's confession, he said, the two suspects who were arrested earlier admitted that they were promised a salary of Rp. 20 million per kilogram during the delivery process.
During the arrest, usually the evidence for methamphetamine is wrapped in green plastic with Chinese tea, but this time it is wrapped in red plastic that reads King 89.
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In this case, BNNP Babel also coordinated with the Central BNN to examine whether it is the same as the usual evidence from Myanmar, the Golden Triangle or other networks.
"Are factories different, or even afraid of factories in Indonesia. However, the Central BNN said it took about a month to confirm the results," he said.
The perpetrators are subject to Article 14 Paragraph 2 subsidiary Article 112, 114 Paragraph 2 of Law Number 35 Year 2009 concerning Narcotics with the maximum threat of the death penalty.
"This is the second largest catch, after the arrest by the Narcotics Directorate of the Babel Police in West Bangka with 36 kilograms of evidence. This 15 kilograms of evidence, if four people consumed four grams of crystal methamphetamine, it means they have saved 60 thousand lives, imagine if 15 kilograms circulated, then there would be 60 thousand people whose brains were damaged," he said.
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