Facts, The Figure Of BJ Drug Suspect Is Not Ben Joshua But Bobby Joseph

Bobby Joseph (VOI)

JAKARTA - The police revealed that BJ was the artist Bobby Joseph who was arrested for using methamphetamine. Previously, the name BJ was associated with Ben Joshua but it was proven to be a hoax.

Bobby is also involved as an intermediary for gorilla-type drug transactions. "The incident started on Thursday, December 9, based on reports from the public about drug transactions in the Serpong area," said Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police Kombes E Zulpan on Monday, December 13.

Bobby Joseph was arrested in the early hours of Friday, December 10. At that time, 0.49 grams of methamphetamine was found in cigarettes wrapped in plastic.

"When he was arrested, (Bobby Joseph) tested positive for methamphetamine," he said.

Zulpan explained that Bobby admitted that he had been taking drugs for the past six years. He uses it to increase his stamina and can focus on his work.

Bobby also became an intermediary for drug sales by working with another party with the initials J.

"Based on the examination, the person concerned is also an intermediary in the purchase and ordering of synthetic drugs or gorillas," Zulpan said.

Currently, Bobby has been named a suspect and detained under Article 114 and/or Article 112 subsidiary to Article 127 paragraph 1 of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics. The penalty is up to 4 to 20 years in prison.

The police are currently searching for a person with the initials J who helped supply shabu to Bobby Joseph.