Police Failed To Circulate 49,143 Ecstasy Tables In Batam, It Turned Out To Work As A Security

The police showed 49,143 ecstasy pills as evidence. ANTARA/HO-Humas Polresta Barelang

BATAM - Barelang Police thwarted the circulation of 49,143 ecstasy pills from Malaysia and arrested one suspect with the initials AT (47) in Batam City, Riau Islands (Kepri). The Head of Barelang Police, Kombes Nugroho Tri, stated that this arrest was the largest case in Riau Islands. "I appreciate the Narcotics Unit and the Barelang Police Narcotics Unit personnel, which since I served as the Barelang Police Chief, have only made the largest arrests in Riau Islands, namely nearly 50,000 ecstasy narcotics,” Nugroho said in Batam, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, October 4. Nugroho explained that suspect AT was a drug courier who also worked as a security guard and had picked up or taken narcotics four times. However, the fourth time was that the perpetrator was caught by the officers. "The AT suspect is in charge of picking up and taking this drug package from Johor Malaysia which was transported by the ship's tekong from Indonesia," he also said. After that, the ecstasy was placed on the beach at a hotel in Batam City. After being taken by the suspect, the plan is that the item will be delivered to a hotel parking lot according to the orders of the boss. "However, after the suspect took the narcotics and lifted it into a car, our team immediately managed to ambush the AT suspect in the beachside parking lot," said Nugroho. In addition to getting ecstasy, the police also received Rp50 million in cash. The suspect plans to give this money to the tekong carrying narcotics from Malaysia after arriving on the beach. “ But before the arrest, the suspect was successfully arrested,” he said again. For his actions, the suspect is subject to Article 114 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 112 paragraph (2) of Law Ri No. 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics, with the threat of death penalty or life imprisonment or imprisonment for a minimum of 6 years and a maximum of 20 years and a fine of at least Rp. 1,000,000,000 and a maximum of Rp. 10,000,000,000.