Selling Illegal Drugs For Tramadol And Hexymer, Youth 21 Years Arrested By The Banyumas Police In Pekuncen Village

Pemuda berinisial RO (21) menjalani pemeriksaan di Kantor Satresnarkoba Polresta Banyumas/Via ANTARA

BANYUMAS - The Banyumas City Police Narcotics Investigation Unit (Polresta) confiscated thousands of pills from a young man with the initials RO (21), a resident of Pekancen Village, Banyumas Regency, Central Java. "This case was uncovered after we received information from the public about someone suspected of frequently transacting dangerous drugs in Pekuncen Village, Pekuncen District, Banyumas," said Banyumas Police Chief Kombes Edy Suranta Sitepu accompanied by Head of the Narcotics Unit AKP Guntar Arif Setiyoko in Purwokerto, Banyumas, Antara, Wednesday, September 14. Based on this information, he said, his party immediately carried out an investigation until they were finally able to secure RO at his home, Pekancen Village, on Monday, September 12. During a search of the perpetrator's house, he continued, the Narcotics Unit officers found 6,420 pills in packages bearing the words Tramadol HCL 50 mg and 4,000 pills of Hexymer. "Overall, the evidence is worth Rp. 17,600,000," said Kasatresnarkoba AKP Guntar Arif Setiyoko. He said the perpetrator and all the evidence were then taken to the Banyumas Police Narcotics Unit for further investigation. According to him, his party is still investigating and developing cases of drug trafficking. In addition, the Banyumas Police Narcotics Unit will continue to eradicate the circulation of illegal drugs because it endangers the younger generation. "For this act, the perpetrator was charged with Article 196 of Law Number 36 of 2009 concerning Health," said AKP Guntar. Based on data, the Banyumas Police Narcotics Unit from August 2022 to mid-September has uncovered six cases of drug trafficking in this area with evidence reaching thousands of pills that are included in the G list.