Police Arrest 3,651 Narcotics Case Suspects As Of September-October

Head Of The National Police's Narcotics Management Task Force Inspector General Asep Edi Suheri/PHOTO: Rizky Adytia-VOI

JAKARTA - The National Police's Narcotics Management Task Force arrested 3,651 suspects throughout Indonesia. The series of arrests was carried out from September 1 to October 17.

"There are 3,651 suspects arrested by us, of whom 343 are currently in the process of being investigated and 418 other suspects are in the rehabilitation process," said Head of the National Police's Narcotics Management Task Force Inspector General Asep Edi Suheri to reporters, Wednesday, October 18.

The arrest of thousands of narcotics suspects was based on 2,645 police reports (LP). Then, from their hands various types of narcotics were also confiscated.

"The evidence that we confiscated was the first total of 724,298 grams of crystal methamphetamine and the second was 395,161 pills of ecstasy and the third was 150,778 grams of marijuana," he said.

"The fourth gorilla tobacco is 1,021 grams, the fifth is 995 grams of ketamina. Finally, there are 664,629 hard drugs," he said.

If detailed, the prosecution on October 1 to 17, will arrest more narcotics suspects. The number reached 2,431 people.

"Where 2,128 of them are currently in the process of being investigated and 303 other suspects are being rehabilitated," he said.

During this time period, Asep said that the level of the National Police Headquarters and the Regional Police had issued 1,643 LPs which were followed up and became the basis for the arrest of suspects.

"Evidence from the disclosure of drug cases during the period, namely 315,870 grams of methamphetamine, 26,392 ecstasy pills, 102,339 grams of marijuana, 943 grams of gorilla tobacco, 495 grams of ketamina, and 607,075 hard drugs," said Asep.

The articles suspected of the suspects involved in drug cases are Article 114 paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 132 paragraph 2 of the Republic of Indonesia Law No. 35 of 2009 concerning narcotics with the threat of death penalty, life imprisonment or a minimum sentence of 6 years, and a maximum of 20 years in prison, as well as a minimum fine of IDR 1 billion and a maximum of IDR 10 billion plus a third.

Then, Article 112 paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 132 paragraph 2 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning narcotics with the threat of death penalty, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for a minimum of 5 years and a maximum of 20 years in prison, as well as a minimum fine of IDR 800 million and a maximum of IDR 8 billion plus a third.

Meanwhile, the suspect involved in the crime of money laundering (TPPU) was charged with Article 137 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning narcotics, as well as Article 3, 4, 5 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the prevention and eradication of money laundering with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of IDR 10 billion.