Mataram Prison Officers Find Methamphetamine In Astor Cake Cans, Tipan Napi

Illustration of Methamphetamine (ANTARA)

MATARAM - A Class IIA Mataram Correctional Institution (Lapas) officer who thwarted the smuggling of a 4.5 gram methamphetamine package stored in an astor cake.

Head of the Regional Office (Kanwil) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumhan) West Nusa Tenggara Romi Yudianto appreciated the officers and his party had ordered the Head of the Class IIA Mataram Prison and his staff to coordinate with the Directorate of Drug Investigation of the NTB Police.

"So, we hope this coordination can help the police carry out further development," Romi said as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, March 10.

From this case, Romi also advised all officers of the Mataram Class IIA Prison to continue to carry out their duties by adhering to the principles of accuracy and maintaining integrity as state servants.

"Especially for drug issues, officers must continue to synergize and increase security as a commitment to eradicate drugs in prisons in accordance with the mission of the Shining Prison program (Clean from Drugs)," he said.

Prison officers thwarted this smuggling at around 10.30 WITA from the activities of one of the visitors who entrusted items to the inmates.

From the belongings of the visitor who was revealed with the initials ZZ, nine packages of crystal methamphetamine were found in a plastic clip packaging. The drug package was found tucked in a plastic box filled with astor cakes.

"After we weighed it, the weight of the nine packages of methamphetamine reached 4.5 grams," said Head of Class IIA Mataram Prison Ketut Akbar Herry Achjar.

In this smuggling action, it was also revealed the role of two inmates with the initials AD and MRM. AD is the older brother of ZZ who will receive the package, while MRM acts as the person who helps AD order goods outside the prison.

From the results of the interrogation, it was also revealed that ZZ received the plastic box containing the astor cake from someone claiming to be an AD friend.

To the officers, ZZ admitted that he did not know that there was a drug package in the items entrusted by the unknown person.

Regarding the follow-up to these findings, Akbar also assured that his party had carried out the order of the Head of the NTB Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office to coordinate with the police.

"So, we have submitted the handling of this issue to the NTB Regional Police. Likewise, our two assisted residents and ZZ who brought the goods have been brought to the NTB Regional Police," he said.