TANJUNGPINANG - Tanjungpinang Police, Riau Islands (Kepri) thwarted an attempt to distribute three kilograms of methamphetamine originating from Johor Bahru, Malaysia and will be sent to Jakarta by sea.
In the disclosure of this case, the police arrested two suspects with the initials BA (49) and HS (26) in the Dompak Island area, Tanjungpinang City, Sunday (14/6), around 22.00 WIB.
"From the hands of the second suspect, we confiscated three kilograms of methamphetamine," said Head of Narcotics Police Tanjungpinang Police, AKP Lajun Rio Sianturi, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, June 17.
AKP Rio said based on the results of the preliminary investigation, the suspect HS acted as a courier who carried the drugs using a wooden boat from Johor to the waters near Kijang Port, Bintan Regency.
Upon arrival in Bintan, HS was then picked up by suspect BA to continue the delivery of methamphetamine by sea, with the route Tanjungpinang to Jambi, then Jakarta as the final destination.
"However, before the plan was carried out, we managed to arrest the two suspects, along with evidence of methamphetamine," he said.
AKP Rio continued the confession of the two suspects, it turned out that this was the first time they had carried out their activities as cross-country drug couriers.
Both of them were promised to get a wage of Rp50 million for every kilogram of methamphetamine that was successfully sent to the destination, Jakarta.
The police have also conducted urine tests on the two suspects. The results, BA suspect was positive for drugs, while HS was negative.
For their actions, the two suspects were charged with Article 114 Paragraph (2) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics with Article 132 of the Criminal Code.
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