Allegedly Received Bribery Money From Drug Dealers, Medan Police Headquarters Drugs Dismissed

North Sumatra Police Chief Inspector General RZ Panca Putra Simanjuntak/PHOTO: Satria H-VOI

MEDAN - The North Sumatra Police Chief, Inspector General RZ Panca Putra Simanjuntak has withdrawn the Narcotics Head of the Medan Polrestabes. The withdrawal was the result of an alleged bribe from a drug dealer's wife. Inspector General Panca said that currently the person concerned is under investigation.

"We have withdrawn the narcotics detective, we have withdrawn him as a leader, we have removed all of them. Now in the process of being investigated, Pamen Yanma, North Sumatra Police," said Inspector General Panca in Medan, Monday, January 17.

In addition to attracting the Head of the Narcotics Unit to become Pamen Yanma, Inspector General Panca also talked about the opportunity for the Medan Police Chief to be withdrawn to the North Sumatran Police.

"I'll just do it in a moment," he said.

However, to do this, Inspector General Panca said his party would not be careless.

"But you can't be careless. It has to be right. If it was clear that the Criminal Investigation Unit was down from the start, I had already secured it," he said.

It was previously reported that the National Police will trace information about the alleged flow of funds from the wives of narcotics dealers to Medan Polrestabes officials. The Paminal Propam Police Team has also been deployed.

"I have ordered the Karo Paminal Propam Polri to check with the Head of Propam Polda North Sumatra," said Kadiv Propam Polri Inspector General Ferdy Sambo.

This information also emerged based on the results of the trial of drug possession cases. Members of the Medan Polrestabes Satnarkoba police as defendants in that case.

During the trial, a number of officials' names were dragged along. Including the Medan Police Chief, Kombes Riko Sunarko.