35 Kg Cannabis Courier Arrested In Padangsidimpuan, North Sumatra, Supplier Escapes

The suspect with the initials SD (22) was arrested by the Padangsidimpuan Police who was suspected of carrying 35 kilograms of marijuana. (HO/Pangsidimpuan Police)

NORTH Sumatra - Padangsidimpuan Resort Police (Polres), North Sumatra (North Sumatra) arrested a man with the initials SD (22), a resident of Mandailing Natal Regency, North Sumatra who was suspected of being a courier for 35 kilograms of marijuana (kg).

"Evidence found 32 bales weighing a total of 35,200 grams of marijuana, two bags, motorbikes and gadgets," said Head of the Padangsidimpuan Police Narcotics Investigation Unit AKP Jasama H Sidabutar in a statement received in Medan, Sunday, January 14, confiscated by Antara.

Jasama said that this arrest began with information from the public that there was a marijuana transaction on Jalan HT Rizal Nurdin, Sihitang Village, Padangsidimpuan Tenggara District, Padangsidimpuan City on January 12, 2024.

Then the officers conducted an investigation into the place. Upon arrival, personnel arrested SD, while SL had previously fled.

"Currently, SL is still being chased by officers," he said.

Jasama said that during the interrogation, SD claimed to have obtained the evidence from SL. Until now, further investigations are still being carried out.

For his actions, Jasama said that the suspect at SD was charged with Article 114 paragraph (2) subsidiary 112 paragraph (2) of the Republic of Indonesia Law No. 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.

Previously, the North Sumatra Regional Police and their ranks continued to eradicate drugs, including taking action and carrying out rehabilitation, which is one of the priority programs.

The Head of Public Relations of the North Sumatra Police, Kombes Pol Hadi Wahyudi, said that ports and airports were also tightened to monitor the entry of drugs.

The North Sumatra Police have confiscated 307.7 kilograms of methamphetamine, marijuana with a total of 409.4 kilograms, 65,154 cannabis trees, 47,196 ecstasy pills, 49 grains of tramadol and others for four months from 12 September 2023 to 8 January 2024.