BNN Reveals 10 Kg Of Methamphetamine Entering Through Tanjung Priok Coming From Malaysia

Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) of DKI Jakarta Province Brigadier General Pol. Awang Joko during a press conference at the North Jakarta Kodaeral III Headquarters, Wednesday (15/10/2025) (ANTARA/Walda Marison)

Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) of DKI Jakarta Province Brigadier General Pol. Awang Joko Complicatedro said the 10 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine that entered through Tanjung Priok Port was thought to have come from Malaysia.

This was said by Awang because the pattern of sending methamphetamine came from an area adjacent to Malaysia, namely Pontianak, West Kalimantan.

"Based on his usual experience, West Kalimantan is from Malaysia, because the border is directly with Malaysia," he said during a press conference at the headquarters of the Naval Regional Command (Kodaeral) III, North Jakarta, Wednesday, which was confiscated by Antara.

He explained that the pattern of spreading methamphetamine generally enters the Java Island area through several points such as Jakarta or Semarang.

Through that door, the dealers circulated the illicit goods to the Java Island region.

For the case of the arrest of Kodaeral III, Awang suspects that the methamphetamine entered through Tanjung Priok Port to be circulated in Jakarta.

"Most likely in Jakarta, because it is a request based on the data we have, indeed the demand for methamphetamine, especially in the Jakarta area, is quite large," explained Awang.

However, Awang and the police are still investigating further to ascertain who the methamphetamine dealer is and which areas will be circulated.

Meanwhile, Commander of Kodaeral III Rear Admiral TNI Uki Prasetia at the press conference explained that his party thwarted the smuggling of 10 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine at Tanjung Priok Passenger Port, North Jakarta on Monday, October 13.

He explained that the arrests stemmed from the entry of intelligence information which said there would be an act of smuggling methamphetamine from Pontianak to Jakarta.

Uki continued, the information said that the methamphetamine would be brought by several people who boarded KM Kelimutu from Pontianak Port to Tanjung Priok Port.

Based on this information, said Uki, officers immediately rushed to guard the entrance of passengers specifically from the ship on Monday.

At around 03.00 WIB, passengers began arriving, but in the midst of the crowds of passengers, officers suspected one passenger.

The suspected passenger was then examined using an x-ray machine and in-depth manual inspection. Sure enough, Indonesian Navy officers found three bags containing methamphetamine attached to the perpetrator's body.

"The three bags were found on a corset attached to his body. The bag was covered with duct tape," said Uki.

After the first perpetrator was interrogated by PAM Pelni from the Indonesian Navy, officers received information that three other perpetrators who came with the first perpetrator managed to escape the inspection at the port.

The officers immediately looked for the three perpetrators to the port parking area. The officers finally found the three perpetrators who had almost fled.

"The three of them were already in the car that was about to run, but were successfully stopped," said Uki.

The four perpetrators were taken to the Tanjung Priok Port Police for further questioning.

Based on the results of the preliminary examination, officers confiscated a total of 16 bags of methamphetamine with a total weight of 10.344 kilograms.

Now, the four perpetrators are undergoing further investigation at Polda Metro Jaya.

Uki explained that the disclosure of this case was a form of commitment from the Indonesian Navy in eradicating drug trafficking.

He hopes that his staff can continue to increase supervision at sea so that these illicit goods do not enter Jakarta.