School Guard Arrested By Police For Selling Cannabis, The Reason Is His Salary Is Not Enough For Living Costs

A school guard selling marijuana (Photo: humas.polri.go.id)

JAKARTA - A young man who worked as a school guard in the Kalimanah sub-district was arrested by the police from the Purbalingga Police Narcotics Unit. The young man was caught selling and distributing marijuana.

Purbalingga Deputy Chief of Police Commissioner of Police Pujiono when giving a statement, Thursday, December 2, said that the Purbalingga Police Narcotics Unit had succeeded in uncovering a case of marijuana abuse. Disclosure of the case on November 22, 2021.

The suspect in custody is AF alias I (21) a resident of Kalimanah Wetan Village, Kalimanah District, Purba Iingga Regency. The suspect also has another address in Karangpetir Village, Kalimanah District, PurbaIingga Regency.

"The suspect's method of buying goods from friends outside Java. Then they were sold and bought in the Purbalingga and Purwokerto areas," said the Deputy Chief of Police accompanied by the Head of the Narcotics Investigation Unit Commissioner Adjutant of Police Muhammad Muanam and Head of Public Relations First Inspector Muslimun reported by the National Police Public Relations website.

Based on the suspect's confession, he sold marijuana because he was pressed for necessities of life. According to him, his salary as a school custodian is still lacking, so he is desperate to sell marijuana to make a profit.

The suspect admitted to selling marijuana for four years. Marijuana is traded through the WhatsApp application with the suspect's cellphone number. After the transaction and payment via bank transfer the marijuana is sent via a delivery service to the buyer.

From the suspect's hands, a number of evidence were secured including 1 pack of dry leaves suspected of being marijuana in a yellow crackle package weighing about 62 grams, 1 pack of dry leaves suspected of being marijuana in a pink crackle package weighing about 61 grams, 1 pack of dry stems suspected of being marijuana in a paper package weighing about 12 grams;

Then, 6 packets of dried leaves suspected of being marijuana in clear plastic clips weighing about 28 grams in a Realme cellphone box, 2 packets of dried leaves suspected of being marijuana in clear plastic clips weighing about 9 grams in clear boxes, seven rolls containing suspected dried leaves. marijuana weighing about 4 grams in a pack of cigarettes, 3 rolls containing dried leaves of suspected marijuana weighing about 2 grams in a pack of signature cigarettes.

"In addition, money from the sale of marijuana amounting to Rp350 thousand, a marijuana suction device, digital scales for an ATM card, and a mobile phone were also secured," he explained.

Wakapolres added that the suspect was subject to Article 114 paragraph (1) and/or Article 111 paragraph (1) of RI Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics. The penalty for this article is a minimum imprisonment of 4 years and a maximum of 12 years and a minimum fine of Rp800 million and a maximum of Rp8 billion.