Lampung Police Arrest One More Subordinate Fredy Pratama In Bandung

Head of Public Relations of the Lampung Regional Police, KombesU Mi Fadilah Astutik/ANTARA/HO-Polda Lampung)

The Lampung Police's Directorate of Drug Investigation (Ditresnarkoba) arrested another subordinate of the international narcotics network, Fredy Pratama, who is now being hunted, in Bandung, West Java.

"We have arrested Fredy Pratama's subordinates, namely SR alias Black, a resident of Palembang, South Sumatra," said Head of Public Relations of the Lampung Police, Kombes Umi Fadillah Astutik, at the Lampung Police Headquarters as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, December 7.

He said the suspect SR was arrested on Wednesday (8/11) after investigators developed a Fredy Pratama network case. So that the total number of international narcotics network syndicates that have been secured is 28 people.

"The suspect is one of Fredy Pratama's network who oversees 12 couriers," said Umi.

As a result of the investigation, SR received Rp5 million per kilogram of illegal goods or narcotics that he managed to smuggle.

"This SR has passed hundreds of kilograms of narcotics with 12 couriers. We are still investigating the SR issue. It is possible that the courier under the control of the SR will increase again because the suspect is still complicated in providing information," he said.

The mode of smuggling methamphetamine is goods sent from Aceh, Medan, and Pekanbaru that transited first in Palembang.

"After transiting, the methamphetamine-type drugs were brought through Lampung to Jakarta, Surabaya and several other provinces," said Umi.

According to Umi, SR got drugs from suspect L, an inmate at Banyuasin Prison who was later transferred by Nusakambangan with H and K (APS celebrity husband).

"L, H and K are now being secured at the Lampung Police Headquarters for investigation of SR," said Umi.

In addition to arresting SR, the police also confiscated evidence in the form of cell phones, cash amounting to Rp 1.8 million, ATM cards, savings books, passports and printout accounts.

"Today we also confiscated a housing unit in Palembang in the name of suspect B, Fredy Pratama's network. In addition, from the disclosure of this international network, the Lampung Police have also confiscated money amounting to Rp34.4 billion, which has been transferred to the Lampung High Prosecutor's Office," said Umi.