Convenience Tragedy From Cipinang Besar Selatan, Brother Kills Brother With Kitchen Knife Just Because Of Sabu Deposit

Illustration Of Methamphetamine-type narcotics/ Photo: Healthy Halo

JAKARTA No one can unite two humans such as blood, but also nothing can destroy them like narcotics. In Cipinang Besar Selatan, East Jakarta, a painful tragedy occurred when a younger brother killed his own brother just because of methamphetamine.

The perpetrator with the initials B (44) stabbed his brother, DS (47), to death. The two were previously known to be close as brothers, living in one neighborhood, and often seen helping each other. However, the relationship changed drastically when they were involved in the illicit business of shabu trafficking.

The problem started with an inappropriate deposit of methamphetamine sales. B and DS began to get involved in frequent arguments. Each conversation ends with accusing, distrust, and anger. Three days before the incident, the quarrel escalated. B suspected that DS lied about the existence of the remaining undeposited methamphetamine.

In an uncontrollable emotional condition, B ordered his friend, with the initials D, to buy crystal methamphetamine directly from DS just to prove that his brother was still keeping the illicit goods. His suspicions were proven. When he found out that DS was still selling methamphetamine secretly, B's anger peaked.

Friday, July 18, 2025, became the nadir point. Carrying a kitchen knife from his home in Gembrong Market, B stepped into their parents' house at the South Cipinang Besar Flats where DS lived. There, the two of them got into a fight again. But this time, it didn't end as usual.

B stabbed a knife into his brother's neck. The next stab hit his hands and stomach. DS lay covered in blood, helpless. B then fled to Kuningan, West Java, with his wife. A few days later, the police managed to arrest him and bring him back to Jakarta.

"Initially, it was just an argument about the deposit of methamphetamine, it became a conflict full of emotions, and finally the intention was to kill his own brother," said AKBP Resa Fiardi Marasabessy, Head of Sub-Directorate for Resmob Polda Metro Jaya.

The police said the main motive was a dispute in the circulation of methamphetamine. But behind it, a deeper wound spread: methamphetamine has eroded trust, destroyed respect, and killed family ties.

Jatinegara Police Chief Kompol Samsono said that this case is a real example of how narcotics not only damage the body, but also divide the family.

Now, one life is lost, one lives in prison for regret, and their family just leaves sorrow.