JAKARTA - The Padang City Police (Polresta) and West Sumatra (West Sumatra) Regional Police confiscated cannabis-type drugs weighing about 10 kilograms from two perpetrators who were arrested Monday, December 27.

The two perpetrators were R, who acted as a courier, and U, who ordered goods from Panyabungan, North Sumatra. It is suspected that the goods will be circulated in Padang on New Year's Eve later.

"We have secured around 10 kilograms of marijuana evidence, this item is planned to be circulated in Padang on New Year's Eve," said Padang Police Chief Grand Commissioner Pol Imran Amir, accompanied by Head of the Narcotics Satres Police Commissioner Adjutant Dedy Adriansyah Putra, in Padang, reported by Antara, Tuesday, 28 December.

Now the two perpetrators have been detained by the police and named as suspects. Suspect U is known to be a drug case recidivist who just got out of prison three months ago.

Police Commissioner Adjutant Dedi Ardyansyah explained that the arrests of the two suspects were carried out in two different locations, namely R was arrested in South Bungus Laban Market, while U was arrested in East Bungus.

Initially, from R's hands, the police found two large packages and one small package weighing about 2.5 kilograms. The police then carried out developments and arrested U.

Initially, the officers found two kilograms of marijuana from U's hand, after searching the house in the Pesisir Selatan Regency of West Sumatra, they finally found five large packages weighing five kilograms.

"According to the suspect's confession, the marijuana was to be circulated in Padang City on New Year's Eve, because there were many orders," he said.

Dedy said that until now his party is still developing the case, to look for possible networks and other actors.

The two suspects were charged with the Narcotics Act and face a minimum prison sentence of five years.

On the other hand, the police appealed to the public not to get involved in the distribution of narcotics, either as users, couriers, or dealers.


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