Soetta Airport Customs Thwarts Smuggling Of 8 Kg Of Shabu From Hawaii And Mexico

Smuggling of methamphetamine

TANGERANG - A total of 8 Kilograms (Kg) of methamphetamine through LCD Screen Electronic Digital were thwarted by joint Soekarno-Hatta Customs and Excise officers at Cargo Terminal, Soekarno-Hatta Airport (Soetta), Tangerang City.

Head of the Soekarno-Hatta Customs Office, Gatot Sugeng Wibowo, methamphetamine was hidden inside the LCD layer sent from Hawaii and Mexico.

"We failed two attempts to smuggle methamphetamine with a false contract mode weighing 8,131 grams from Hawaii and Mexico," said Gatot in his statement, Saturday, January 20.

Gatot said that in the disclosure of this case, his party arrested 6 perpetrators. It is known that the 6 perpetrators had the initials H, G, RM, RY, AP, and R.

He explained that this disclosure began when the joint team suspected that the shipment items with the number AWB 785129206xx with a statement as "LCD Screen Electronic Digital" and recipients on behalf of AR in the Senayan area, Central Jakarta.

The sender came from a shop with the initials RG in Hawaii, US on October 23, 2023. As a result, an examination was carried out by his party.

Find an acrylic box installed with LCD still lit with a weight of 3,031 grams. However, on the bottom of the box, there are suspicious objects coated with black paper and styrofoam attached manually with sealants," he said

When opened, officers found a white crystal. After testing the Customs and Excise laboratory, it was positive for narcotics type I methamphetamine," he continued.

The results of the action were followed up by developing package shipments. Then, found that the methamphetamine packages would be forwarded to Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.

"Only transiting at the intended virtual delivery address. The evidence is then handed over to the Indonesian National Narcotics Agency for further handling," he said.

Furthermore, the second action, said Gatot, against shipments with the number AWB 7817212xx was notified as "ACHRYLIC FRAME" for recipient E in Gambir, Central Jakarta, which was sent by individuals with the initials SLF in Guadalaraja, Mexico on December 5, 2023.

In this case, joint officers found irregularities in the package sent and immediately continued with a physical examination of the goods.

"When opened, the package was found to contain a white solid clear crystal covered with resin weighing 5,100 grams," he said.

On that basis, his party followed up by conducting an examination at the Soekarno-Hatta Customs laboratory. The result was positive for narcotics class I.

The clear crystal was then tested at the Soekarno-Hatta Customs laboratory and found a positive result of narcotics type I methamphetamine," he said.

For the actions of the suspects, his party suspects that Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics carries a maximum threat of the death penalty or life imprisonment.