20-Year-Old Youth Arrested By Magelang Police For Possessing Thousands Of Cow Pills Bought Online

Magelang Police Chief AKBP Mochammad Sajarod Zakun (left) shows evidence of Yarindo pills / Via ANTARA

MAGELANG - The Magelang Police, Central Java, detained a resident of Srumbung, Magelang Regency with the initials FAP (20) for possessing tens of thousands of pills bearing the Y (Yarindo) logo.

Magelang Police Chief AKBP Mochammad Sajarod Zakun said the Narcotics Unit managed to uncover 12,975 pills with the Y logo or cow pills.

From the suspect's hands, he said, 13 plastic bottles containing cow pills were confiscated, namely 12 bottles each containing 1,000 pills and one bottle containing 975 pills, bringing the total confiscated pills to 12,975 pills.

"This case violates Article 196 of Law Number 36 of 2009 concerning Health and Article 62 of Law Number 5 of 1997 concerning Psychotropics," he explained in Magelang, Antara, Thursday, July 21.

Article 196 of the Law on Health contains a maximum penalty of 10 years and a maximum fine of Rp. 1 billion. Meanwhile, Article 62 of Law Number 5 of 1997 carries a penalty of 5 years imprisonment and a maximum fine of Rp. 100 million.

"This evidence is probably the most abundant from the previous cases, so it doesn't just stop with the FAP suspect. We will trace where the goods came from, how he transacted with the seller, we will investigate who the consumers are," said the Police Chief.

The Magelang Police will coordinate with the Central Java Provincial National Narcotics Agency (BNNP) in breaking the chain of distribution of these psychotropic drugs.

KBO Satnarkoba Polres Magelang Iptu Honi Zulqirom said that his party secured the suspect FAP at his home with evidence of 12,975 pills bearing the Y logo and 110 Alprazolam pills and a cell phone.

He said that the suspect bought goods online and every delivery of the package of the goods on the outside was packaged like ornamental fish food.

The FAP suspect admitted that he bought the goods in stages, namely the first to buy as many as 2,000 items.

"Initially a total of 13,000 grains, then 15 grains were consumed alone and 10 grains were sold," he said.

Cow Pills are hard drugs that are classified as OOT (Certain Drugs) according to the Regulation of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency No. 10/2019.

Cow Pill is also a type of narcotic and psychotropic, because it works on the central nervous system. This pill is often misused to stay up late and not get tired quickly and cause a euphoric effect or increase mood or excessive joy.