Drug Dealers In West Lombok Arrested, 45 Grams Of Methamphetamine And Rp90 Million In Cash Confiscated
West Lombok Deputy Chief of Police Kompol Taufik (center) accompanied by his staff during a press conference on the case of shabu-shabu trafficking in the Labuapi area, in Lembar, NTB, Wednesday (24/8/2022). (ANTARA/HO-Police West Lombok)

WEST LOMBOK - Police officers from the West Lombok Resort, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) confiscated 45 grams of methamphetamine and Rp. 90 million in cash from the arrest of two suspected drug dealers from Labuapi.

West Lombok Deputy Police Chief Kompol Taufik explained that the two suspected traffickers who were arrested with evidence of methamphetamine and tens of millions of rupiah in cash had the initials MU (32) and SA (43).

"Initially, the team arrested MU's brother on the highway in the Kuranji area, Labuapi District," Taufik said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, August 24.

From MU's arrest on Monday (22/8) afternoon, the police confiscated a plastic clip containing methamphetamine ready for distribution weighing less than one gram.

"From the results of the interrogation in question, it was revealed the role of the origin of the goods, brother SA who lives in Karang Bongkot, Labuapi District," he said.

Development then continued with the arrest of SA while she was at her home. From the search, the police confiscated evidence of crystal methamphetamine weighing 45 grams and Rp 90 million in cash.

"45 grams of methamphetamine was found in 19 clear plastic clips. For cash of Rp. 90 million, it was also confiscated with alleged sales proceeds," he said.

The police said MU and SA were part of a narcotics distribution network for the Labuapi area.

From the results of the examination, the two perpetrators were determined as suspects under the suspicion of Article 112 paragraph 2 and or Article 114 paragraph 2 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 35/2009 concerning Narcotics.


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