Raid 2 Locations In Medan, Polda Metro Jaya Fails The Circulation Of 471.6 Kg Of Cannabis In Aceh Network

The Metro Jaya Police's Drug Investigation Directorate team thwarted the inter-provincial distribution of marijuana, namely Aceh, Medan and Jakarta. From the disclosure, 471.6 kilograms of marijuana were confiscated/PHOTO: Rizky Adytia-VOI

JAKARTA - The team from the Directorate of Drug Investigation at the Metro Jaya Police thwarted the circulation of marijuana between provinces, namely Aceh, Medan, and Jakarta. From the disclosure, 471.6 kilograms of marijuana were confiscated.

"We have uncovered and arrested drug dealers with 471.6 kg of evidence. They are Aceh, Medan, and Jakarta networks", said Head of Public Relations of the Jakarta Metro Police, Commissioner E. Zulpan, to reporters, Friday, April 22.

Disclosure of the circulation of hundreds of kilograms of marijuana took place in two locations. There are eight people named as suspects in this case.

The location of the first disclosure is in the Medan Denai area, Medan, North Sumatra, on Tuesday, April 5. Police confiscated 369 kilograms of marijuana.

From this first disclosure, there are three suspects. The three initials PP, CA, and HP with different roles.

For the suspect PP is the owner of the marijuana, CA is in charge of guarding the marijuana warehouse, and HB is in charge of moving the marijuana.

Then, the second location, namely, on Sei Tuntung Baru Street, Medan on Sunday, April 10. There, the police confiscated 102.6 kilograms of marijuana with five suspects with the initials AC, IP, A, AB, and, RR.

Suspect AC is the owner of the marijuana, IP is the driver and A is the conductor who brought the marijuana. Then, AB is the communication controller, and RR is also the conductor and communication controller.

"At the second location the police confiscated 102.6 kilograms of dried marijuana which was packaged into 98 packages and one Toyota car", said Commissioner.

In this case, the suspects were charged with Article 114 Paragraph 2 subsidiary Article 111 Paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 132 Paragraph 1 Indonesian Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics. They face a maximum prison sentence of death.