Central Sulawesi Police Destroys 29 Kg Of Shabu From Malaysia

Central Sulawesi Police Chief Inspector General Rudy Sufahriadi destroying crystal methamphetamine/Photo: Antara

PALU - The Central Sulawesi Regional Police (Polda) destroyed 29 kilograms of methamphetamine from Malaysia which was evidence from the disclosure of the case in November 2021.

Central Sulawesi Police Chief Inspector General Rudy Sufahriadi directly led the destruction of the crystal meth by boiling it.

"Our job is to arrest them before they are distributed. Once again I thank all my members in the drug division who succeeded in uncovering this case," said the Central Sulawesi Police Chief in Palu, Monday, March 21.

Before being destroyed, the tens of kilograms of methamphetamine were also tested for authenticity by the Food and Drugs Supervisory Agency (BPOM).

Director of Narcotics Investigation at the Central Sulawesi Police, Kombes Pol. Adhi Purboyo, said that the success of thwarting the smuggling of 29 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine was due to the cooperation with the Customs and Excise of Pantoloan Palu.

Shabu-shabu is known to have entered the Central Sulawesi region by sea on November 3, 2021.

"This is the cooperation of all parties, and with this, we can save thousands of lives from the dangers of drugs," said Adhi as quoted by Antara.

According to him, the case has entered the final stage and is waiting for the prosecutor's office to state the case files are complete, then hand over the suspect and evidence.

The suspects who were arrested were D (39), a resident of Siboang, Sojol District; R (43) a resident of Pesik Village, North Sojol District; S (40) resident of Tolitoli Regency; A (35) resident of Sandaran, East Kutai Regency, East Kalimantan; and H (36) from Batu 13 Apas, State of Sabah Malaysia.

The police also confiscated evidence in the form of a ship, five mobile phones, an improvised firearm, and three rounds of ammunition.

To account for their actions, the suspects are ensnared in Article 114 paragraph (2) and Article 112 paragraph (2) Jo. Article 132 paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.