Central Jakarta Police Unloads Circulation Of Cannabis Milk To Be Used As Coffee

Tangerang Metro Police Chief, Kombes Komarudin/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/VOI

Central Jakarta Metro Police arrested 52 drug suspects for one month. Of the 52 suspects, 3 were female suspects and the remaining 49 were male suspects.

Of the 52 suspects, 689.55 grams of methamphetamine, 62.6 kilo of marijuana, 1,655 grams of marijuana powder and 5 pills of ecstasy and 74,179 class 4 drugs were confiscated.

"The arrests were carried out by the Central Jakarta Police Narcotics Unit from February 1 to February 28, 2023," said Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Komarudin to reporters, Monday, March 6.

Kombes Komarudin said, there were several cases that became attention because of the new mode and then a sizeable amount, including the circulation of class 4 drugs and marijuana.

"From the suspects with the initials MRP and DS, 62.675 kilograms of marijuana were found. Both of them had previously received 140 kg of marijuana shipments from someone sent to the Cipali toll rest area," he said.

Then, 140 kg of marijuana was sold by the two suspects by retailing every 3 kilos of sales. From each kilogram of marijuana, the suspect gets a commission of Rp. 300 thousand.

Furthermore, the Central Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Unit is developing the marijuana trafficking case. The new mode of drug trafficking is also found in the disclosure of cannabis powder.

"Our attention is that the cannabis powder mixed into the packaging known as cannabis milk is a concern, including the category of modes that are always changing by the perpetrators used to trick. The sales process includes packaging from the suspect's hands. we secured as many as 1,655 grams packaged into 8 packages each made as much as 200 grams," he said.

The cannabis powder is consumed from each packaging box mixed with water. From the suspect's confession, the use of this cannabis powder is brewed with a mixture of water and 2 tablespoons of takar for cannabis powder such as making coffee. So, users will get a reaction as people use marijuana.

"We conducted a test at the forensic laboratory center with the result that 8 bags were packaged under the name milk (double), the results of the examination were positive for delta-9 Tetra cannabinol (containing marijuana)," he said.

A total of 52 suspects were charged with Article 114 paragraph 2 sub-article 112 paragraph 2 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 35 of 2009 concerning narcotics with the threat of a maximum sentence of life imprisonment or the death penalty.