NTB Police Dismantle Methamphetamine Trafficking Network In Mataram

Head of Subdit I Ditresnarkoba NTB AKBP Police Irfan Nurmansyah. (ANTARA/Dhimas BP)

MATARAM - The Regional Police of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB Regional Police) have dismantled a network of drug trafficking in the type of methamphetamine in Mataram City.

Director of Narcotics Investigation at the NTB Police, Kombes Helmi Kwarta Kusuma Putra Rauf, in Mataram, Monday, April 11, said that the narcotics trafficking network was successfully uncovered thanks to public reports.

"From community reports, the team arrested three perpetrators with evidence of methamphetamine weighing more than 2 ounces," Helmi said as quoted by Antara.

Helmi revealed that the team that dismantled the narcotics distribution network was Sub-Directorate I of the NTB Police Narcotics Directorate under the command of Adjunct Commissioner of Police Hendry Christianto.

Head of Sub-Directorate I of the Narcotics Directorate of the NTB Police, Adjunct Senior Commissioner of Police, Irfan Nurmansyah, explained that the disclosure of this case began with the arrest of the perpetrator with the initials YA (35).

"The person concerned was arrested while consuming methamphetamine in a rented house at BTN Sweta Indah," said Irfan.

From the first location, officers secured a methamphetamine suction device, a clear plastic clip containing 1.23 grams of methamphetamine, and Rp3.6 million in cash.

"We also confiscated his ATM card, cellphone and vehicle," he said.

Then to the second location as a result of interrogating YA, police officers arrested two perpetrators with the initials FM (15) and JS (48) from different places.

"For FM, his role was to deliver goods to YA. For JS, who marketed, he received it from YA," he said. However, from FM's arrest, Irfan said officers did not find anything related to narcotics.

"From JS, we just confiscated 20 plastic bags filled with crystal methamphetamine weighing up to 2 ounces," said Irfan.

JS's account book, ATM card, and smartphone were also confiscated. There is also a methamphetamine smoking device that strengthens him as a user.

Now the three perpetrators are behind bars at the NTB Regional Police's Narcotics Directorate. From the results of the examination, Irfan confirmed that the police would continue to develop this case.

"The role of the supplier, the origin of the goods is what we are pursuing," he said.

From this case, the three perpetrators were threatened with criminal Article 112 paragraph 2 and/or Article 114 paragraph 2 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 35/2009 concerning Narcotics.