PAYAKUMBUH - The Payakumbuh Police, West Sumatra, arrested a man with the initials JS (43) who was suspected of sending marijuana via a shipping service to Jakarta.
Head of Payakumbuh Police Narcotics Unit Iptu Aiga Putra said the arrests were made on Monday, December 19 at 18.00 WIB at one of the delivery services in the Simpang Benteng area, Payakumbuh City.
"We have indeed arrested a man at the freight forwarding office when he was about to send cannabis-type drugs to Jakarta", he said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, December 20.
Secured a large package wrapped in red and green cardboard covered with clear duct tape.
After being interrogated, the suspect admitted that he still kept cannabis drugs at the house where he lived in Padang Ambacang Jorong Talaweh Kenagarian Sipuh Banda Dalam, Sipuh District, Limo Nagari, Limapuluh Kota District.
"Finding that, we immediately carried out the development of the residential house and we found several other pieces of evidence", he said.
The revelation of the case of drug delivery through the delivery service came after a few days before the Payakumbuh Police Narcotics Unit was contacted by the Padang Pariaman Police regarding a drug package being secured at the Minangkabau International Airport.
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From this information, it is known that the drugs bound for Jakarta were sent from a delivery service in Payakumbuh City. However, initially, the sender was not known because the sender did not use his real name.
"Until it was finally discovered that the person concerned had sent it back and we immediately secured it. The disclosure of this case was also thanks to the collaboration with the Padang Pariaman Police Narcotics Satres", said Iptu Aiga.
The evidence that was secured was seven large packages of cannabis drugs, one motorcycle, one mobile phone, duct tape, and a white plastic sack.
"Then the evidence and the suspect were taken to the Payakumbuh Police for further investigation", he said.
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