Smuggled 147 Kg Of Methamphetamine From Brazil Foiled, Circulated In Jakarta On New Year's Day

Press conference on drug case disclosure at the Metro Jaya Police Headquarters (Rizky Aditya Pramana/VOI)

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya foiled an attempt to smuggle 147 kilograms of methamphetamine. Where, the methamphetamine was smuggled from Brazil and intended for the 2022 new year.

"Methamphetamine weighing 147.143 kilograms. If the evidence is not disclosed, it will be circulated for the new year to the Jakarta, Tangerang and Central Java areas," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes E. Zulpan to reporters, Thursday, December 23.

In this case, five people were named as suspects. They had the initials W (60), FS (27), HD (36), IA (32) and AK (34) who acted as couriers to buyers.

The suspects tricked the officers using the mode of hiding shabu in a box container.

Then, the box is stored in a warehouse in the form of houses and shops (ruko) in the Mega Wholesale area, Cempaka Mas, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta and Siwan Hotel, Pulogadung, East Jakarta.

"In the shophouse complex, we have secured as many as 13 sacks containing 117 plastic boxes of crystal methamphetamine, a total of 147.143 kilograms," said Zulpan.

Adding that the Director of Drug Investigation of the Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Mukti Juharsa said the hundreds of kilograms were sent through the Middle East. However, the origin of the methamphetamine is from Brazil.

"This item is controlled (sent, red) from Brazil," said Mukti.

This disclosure is also thanks to the collaboration with the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. Where, cooperation in the form of information exchange.

"We can join the coordination with customs and excise, we can undercover to Jakarta," said Mukti.

Thus, the suspects in this case are charged with Article 114 paragraph 2 subsidiary Article 112 paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 132 paragraph 1 of the Republic of Indonesia Law number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics. They face the death penalty or life imprisonment or a maximum imprisonment of 20 years.