The Directorate of Drug Investigation (Ditresnarkoba) of the Riau Islands Police thwarted the smuggling of 1,471 grams of cocaine by arresting three suspects.
"Officers managed to thwart the smuggling of 1,471 grams of cocaine or 1.4 kg in Tanjungpinang on Thursday (18/5) and three people were arrested, namely the initials S, AH, and MHF," said Head of Public Relations of the Riau Islands Police, Kombes Jansen Avitus Panjaitan, as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, May 23.
The police got the cocaine for the first time after arresting suspect S. From there it was discovered that cocaine came from suspect AH who was in Letung Village, Jemaja Village, Anambas Islands Regency.
From the suspect AH's confession, he sent the cocaine to suspect S by entrusting it to the cargo ship bound for Letung to Tanjungpinang which was packaged and mixed with souvenirs.
"In AH's confession, there was a perpetrator with the initials MHF who ordered to send the goods to S in Tanjungpinang and has been arrested," he said.
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Until now, he said, the police are still developing where the suspect got the cocaine and where it will be circulated.
The suspect charged with Article 114 paragraphs (2) and 112 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 132 paragraph (1) of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.
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