Business At The Cengkareng Apartment, A 22-year-old Teenager Able To Earn IDR 5 Billion, But 'Keburu' Arrested

Evidence that was secured by the police from inside the apartment in Cengkareng/ Photo: IST

The West Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Investigation Unit revealed a home for the gorilla tobacco industry (sinte) worth IDR 5 billion in an apartment, Cengkareng District, West Jakarta. The business was run by a 22-year-old teenager with a friend.

From the disclosure, officers managed to confiscate 100,350 grams (103 kg) of gorilla marijuana as well as gorilla tobacco makers (sinte) materials and tools.

In the action, the perpetrator rented an apartment in the Cengkareng area, West Jakarta to produce synthetic tobacco which is planned to be circulated during the New Year celebration.

West Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes M Syahduddi explained that the disclosure of synthetic tobacco was revealed after reports from the public. Then an investigation was carried out.

From this information, investigators arrested a teenager with the initials DA (22). The perpetrator was arrested and alone in the apartment.

"We arrested the DA perpetrator on Sunday, December 10 at around 21.30 WIB in the Cengkareng area apartment, West Jakarta. He was secured by approximately 103 kilograms of synthetic tobacco," he said, Wednesday, December 20.

From the hands of the perpetrators, it was found that approximately 103 kilograms of synthetic tobacco were ready for distribution. The results of the examination revealed that the DA perpetrators played a role in mixing liquids that had been mixed with pure tobacco into narcotics.

"The role of DA is the one who mixes finished liquid with pure tobacco into synthetic tobacco," he said.

In this disclosure, two other perpetrators are still being hunted. The perpetrator, who is still a DPO with the initials FA, acts as a liquid concoctor and AK acts as a controller.

In action, the DA perpetrators only played a role in mixing synthetic liquid into pure tobacco. Later, when it is finished, the tobacco will be distributed to be sold to the market.

However, before it was circulated, the police had already secured the perpetrators. So that the synthetic tobacco, which is planned to be distributed in the DKI Jakarta area, failed to be sold.

Kombes Syahduddi said that the kilogram of synthetic tobacco could sell for IDR 50-60 million per kilogram in the market.

"The plan is to circulate it in the DKI Jakarta area. If the synthetic tobacco is calculated, all of them will reach Rp. 5 billion," he said.

From the results of the examination, the perpetrators only started producing synthetic shootings this year. It is not known exactly how much profit the perpetrators got. The reason is, the two DPO actors have not been caught. Because the home industry of synthetic tobacco is controlled by perpetrators who are still DPOs.

For his actions, the DA perpetrator is suspected of Article 113 Paragraph (2) Sub-Article 112 Paragraph (2) UURI Number 35 Year 2009 concerning Narcotics and Permenkes Number 36 Year 2022 concerning Changes in Narcotics Classification.