Arrest 11 Drug Dealers, BNN Thwarts Circulation Of 218.46 Kg Of Methamphetamine And 16,586 Pills Of Ecstasy

BNN press conference regarding the arrest of drug dealers / Antara photo

JAKARTA - The National Narcotics Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BNN RI) has succeeded in uncovering a narcotics crime case with evidence in the form of 218.46 kg of crystal methamphetamine and 16,586 ecstasy pills from networks in East Kalimantan, West Kalimantan and Riau.

"The disclosure of these three large cases or networks is the result of the hard work of a joint team from the Deputy for Eradication led by the Acting Deputy for Eradication, namely from the Directorate of Intelligence, Interdiction, and from the Directorate of Enforcement and Pursuit of the Indonesian National Narcotics Agency, as well as support from the local BNNP," he said. Head of BNN RI Petrus Reinhard Golose during a press conference held in the Ahmad Dahlan Room of the BNN RI Office, East Jakarta, Monday, January 17.

BNN RI secured 11 suspects from the three networks. Three suspects from the East Kalimantan network, five suspects from the Riau network, and three suspects from the West Kalimantan network.

On that occasion, Golose explained the chronology of the disclosure of the three networks. Initially, BNN officers received information about narcotics shipments from Pontianak to Balikpapan. After conducting an investigation, officers arrested two suspects with the initials AM and MN at the Kariangau Ferry Port, Balikpapan, on Friday, January 7.

Furthermore, the officers searched the double cabin car driven by the suspects and confiscated 10 packs of Chinese bags containing 10.57 kg of crystal methamphetamine.

"Development was also carried out by BNN officers until finally they managed to secure IK in the parking lot of a hospital in the Balikpapan area," he said.

Regarding the second case, BNN RI revealed a narcotics network in the Dumai area, Riau Province on Saturday (8/1). BNN officers managed to secure two suspects with the initials AJ and YT in Sungai Sembilan District, Dumai City with 10.56 kg of methamphetamine as evidence.

Not long after, Golose continued, officers managed to secure two suspects with the initials RS and RA who were not far from the first crime scene. Through the hospital and RA, officers confiscated 36.87 kg of crystal methamphetamine and 16,586 pills of ecstasy.

"There are more deliveries or inputs of ecstasy to Indonesian territory," said Golose.

BNN officers actively carried out case development and succeeded in arresting the suspect with the initials EP, along with evidence of 128.82 kg of crystal methamphetamine in Dumai on January 10, 2022. From the Riau network, BNN managed to confiscate 176.26 kg of crystal methamphetamine.

Furthermore, BNN RI arrested three suspects with the initials RAH, ARD, and JUL who were part of the third network, namely the West Kalimantan network, on Friday (14/1). BNN officers made the arrests in a housing complex in the Saigon sub-district, Pontianak, West Kalimantan.

After a search of the house, officers confiscated 31.63 kg of crystal methamphetamine. The disclosure of the three networks is a concrete manifestation of BNN's commitment to eradicating narcotics trafficking in Indonesia.

"We are not silent, but continue to move in waging the war on drugs. 'War on drugs' (war on narcotics),” he concluded.