RIAU - The Riau Islands Police Directorate revealed a network of drug dealers from Karimun to Lombok by arresting six suspects, who act as couriers and controllers.
Wadiresnarkoba Polda Kepri AKBP Ahmad Surherlan said the perpetrators sent drugs in a small package smuggled in the rectum and then left using an airline.
"In this case, we carried out the development of the case to Lombok, where the goods were sent and arrested the perpetrators who were controllers and recipients of the goods," said Suherlan at the Riau Islands Police Headquarters, Antara, Friday, August 1.
He explained that the chronology of cases began with public reports regarding the presence of people carrying methamphetamine at Hang Nadim Batam International Airport on July 22, 2025.
Based on this information, officers arrested two perpetrators with the initials SD and RS who played a role in bringing drugs from Karimun to Lombok through the airport.
"The results of the search of SD were found 4 packs of suspected methamphetamine, and the hospital had six packs of suspected methamphetamine wrapped in capsules," he said.
Then from the results of the elementary school interrogation, it was found that he left methamphetamine to EW in a hotel room in the Batu Batam area.
As a result of the development, officers managed to arrest EW in the hotel parking lot of Batu Ampar District.
"The drugs entrusted by SD are stored in the boarding room EW, the results of the search were found 12 packs of capsules suspected of being methamphetamine," he said.
Investigators continued to develop the case, until the confessions of the perpetrators of drug origin were obtained from the perpetrator with the initials D at the Nirwana Karimun hotel.
On Wednesday (23/7) investigators carried out developments in Lombok, and arrested the perpetrator with the initials J in Central Lombok Regency, acting as a recipient in Lombok.
"J menerima barang, setelah diterima dijual kembali di Lombok," kata Suherlan.
Development continued until July 25, another perpetrator with the initials D was arrested as a provider and controller of the network.
"Results of interrogation D admitted that he got goods from the perpetrator with the initials L at Pongkar Karimun beach," he said.
The total amount of evidence confiscated in this case, methamphetamine weighing 769.01 grams, ecstasy 53 pills and five mobile phones.
Drug shipments to Eastern Indonesia, especially Lombok, have been rife lately. Riau Islands is no longer the location of motorists, but transits for shipments.
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Suherlan confirmed that there was a shift in drug shipments to Eastern Indonesia, such as Lombok, Kendari, Madura.
"We have monitored it, and have also coordinated with the police in the Eastern region to anticipate these new patterns, they also sent small amounts and stored in the body to trick the officers," he said.
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