Paid Rp. 10 Million For One Transaction, An International Network Narcotics Manager Arrested By A West Jakarta Police With Evidence Of 44 Kilograms Of Crystal Methamphetamine

Evidence of methamphetamine that was secured at the West Jakarta Police/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - A total of 44 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in Chinese tea packaging was confiscated by the West Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Unit. The drug evidence is from a drug courier from the Myanmar - Malaysia - Pekanbaru - Jakarta drug network.

West Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Pasmauga said the evidence came from one suspect in the international network.

"From the results of the disclosure, we managed to secure 1 perpetrator who acted as a big drug courier," said Kombes Pasmatas to reporters, Friday, September 2.

The disclosure began with an investigation led by the West Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Investigation Unit for 2 weeks in the Pekanbaru area, Riau.

The team managed to arrest 1 perpetrator with the initials AM (29) who acted as a drug courier

"We arrested the perpetrator when he was about to drop methamphetamine from a Daihatsu xenia type car," he said.

From the results of the search, his party secured 44 kilograms of methamphetamine. From the perpetrator's statement, information was obtained that the illicit drugs would be circulated in the Jakarta area and its surroundings.

"The suspect works as an intermediary for Narcotics, the type of methamphetamine is promised a salary of around Rp. 10 million per transaction. Based on the suspect's confession, he has been a courier for the circulation of methamphetamine," he said.

Perpetrators are subject to Article 114 paragraph (2) sub-Article 112 paragraph (2) of the Law - Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics, with the threat of death penalty, life imprisonment or a maximum imprisonment of 20 years.