BENGKULU - Bengkulu Police arrested 12 suspects in cases of drug abuse of methamphetamine and marijuana during Operation Antiques in 2025.
The 12 suspects are M-N, I-W, H-Y, Z, H-R, M-P, I-R, M-R, B-A, C-S, D-A, J-A and confiscated evidence in the form of narcotics class I of methamphetamine and marijuana.
"We have secured 12 suspects during the 2025 Antique operation, and six of them are recidivists with the same case," said Head of Sub-Directorate III of the Bengkulu Police's Narcotics Directorate, Kompol David Tampubolon, in Bengkulu City, Friday, July 11, as reported by Antara.
He said, based on the investigation that had been carried out, it was known that the suspects obtained methamphetamine and marijuana from outside the Bengkulu Province.
For the total confiscated evidence, consisting of narcotics of the type of methamphetamine 20.14 grams and marijuana which reached 1.9 kilograms (kg), some of the evidence will be destroyed and the rest will be destroyed for further processing or prosecution stages.
With this catch, David ensured that his party would continue to develop cases of drug abuse in Bengkulu Province by hunting down other perpetrators.
"Of course from the arrests of the suspects, we will develop it again and hunt down other perpetrators," he said.
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Previously, the Directorate of Drug Investigation through Sub-Directorate II and III of the Bengkulu Regional Police (Polda) destroyed 1.3 kilograms of methamphetamine, valued at IDR 1 billion, which was confiscated from suspects JH (30) and A-S (36) who were recidivists in the same case.
For evidence from the suspect JH who was arrested on Jalan Merapi Raya, Singaran Pati District, Bengkulu City on May 4, 2025, with evidence of methamphetamine weighing 55.09 grams and suspects AS who were arrested in Ratu Agung District, Bengkulu City on May 5, 2025 with evidence, namely 57.67 grams of methamphetamine.
For this reason, the HH and AS suspects are subject to Article 114 paragraph (2) subsidiary to Article 112 paragraph (2) junto Article 144 paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.
With the threat of life imprisonment or a minimum sentence of six years and a minimum fine of IDR 1 billion.
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