PEKANBARU - Joint officers at the Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in Pekanbaru City, Riau, from the Indonesian Air Force and Aviation Security thwarted the smuggling of nearly 1 kilogram or 919 grams of methamphetamine and 1,653 ecstasy pills.
The Commander of the Roesmin Nurjadin Airfield, Marsma TNI Abdul Haris, said that narcotics and prohibited drugs were detected during cargo inspections. The illegal goods were planned to be sent to South Sulawesi (Sulsel) through an air expedition in a neatly packaged motorcycle tank.
"Around 05.00 WIB, Tuesday (19/5), officers found a suspicious package. Then a joint inspection was carried out," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 20.
The package was headed to Makassar city with a flight using Lion Air with a transit in Yogyakarta before heading to Makassar. Haris's alleged perpetrator used the transit route to deceive the officers' surveillance.
However, the officers have not yet managed to arrest the perpetrator of the sender of the goods. However, the identity and address of the sender has been bagged by the officers.
"We are investigating. For evidence, we will hand it over to the Riau BNNP (National Narcotics Agency). "
With the unraveling of this modus, Haris said that smuggling drugs using air routes is still an option for perpetrators. For this reason, his party continues to coordinate and tighten supervision.
Meanwhile, Acting General Manager of SSK II Pekanbaru Airport, Yoko Harianto, emphasized that his party also continues to maximize its supervision. Both through manual inspection and x-ray inspection.
"Regarding prevention, Avsec officers in the cargo area work according to procedures. If there are suspicious items from the X-ray results, we will immediately coordinate with the relevant agencies," he said.
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