13 Kg Of Crystal Methamphetamine Destroyed By West Kalimantan BNN, Brought By Perpetrators From Malaysia With Wages Of IDR 5 Million/kg

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JAKARTA - The National Narcotics Agency of West Kalimantan destroyed 13 kilograms of methamphetamine with an incinerator machine.

"We are doing the extermination to prevent unwanted things from being carried out by irresponsible people," said Head of the West Kalimantan BNNP Eradication Division, Kombes Pol. Ade Yana Supriyana in Pontianak, Thursday, June 16, quoted from Antara.

Destruction of crystal methamphetamine weighing 13 kg by burning it using an incinerator belonging to the West Kalimantan BNNP.

This illicit item was obtained from the disclosure of efforts to smuggle shabu-type narcotics on May 31, 2022. At that time, officers from the Pamtas Task Force Battalion 645 TNI AD received a report that someone was going to smuggle narcotics of methamphetamine.

"Once received the information, the Pamtas Battalion 645 TNI AD officers carried out surveillance and managed to secure one person who was carrying as much as 13 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine at around 13.00 WIB on Jalan Rat," he said.

Based on the results of the investigation, the suspect with the initials Ik (22) from the Bintulu area, Malaysia, brought the illicit goods to Jagoi Babang, Jagoi Babang District, Bengkayang Regency, West Kalimantan.

Suspect Ik (22) is a resident of Jalan Bakaru, Bakaru Village, Lembang District, Pinrang Regency, South Sulawesi Province.

"From the suspect's confession, he received a wage for smuggling the illicit goods of IDR 5 million per kg," he said.

According to him, the illicit goods will be brought to the Jagoi Babang sub-district or to be precise in the Bongko Bridge area at a coffee shop who ordered Malaysian citizens on behalf of Akong.

"For the next process, the suspect will be handed over to the West Kalimantan BNNP for legal processing," he said.

Ade added that the 13 kg of crystal methamphetamine was estimated to be worth Rp. 3.9 billion with an estimate of 55,000 people being able to save the public from the illicit goods.