DPC Hanura Palu Investigates News Of Candidates Arrested In Drug Cases Barbuk 1 Kg Of Crystal Methamphetamine

Illustration of the arrest of the alleged perpetrator of drug abuse cases. (Between-Shutterstock)

The Palu City Hanura Party Branch Leadership Council (DPC) is investigating the truth of the alleged candidate involved in a drug abuse case with more than 1 kilogram (kg) of methamphetamine evidence.

The chairman of the Hanura DPC Palu City, Ridwan Basatu, said that the South Palu-Tatanga Hanura (dapil) candidate was reportedly arrested by the police in Palu on Tuesday, January 23.

"Until now, we have not received clear information regarding the arrest," he said when confirmed in Palu, Central Sulawesi (Sulteng), Thursday, January 25, was confiscated by Antara.

He revealed that his party did not want to rashly convey information related to the case, so internally it was necessary to take quick steps to explore this information in order to find out the truth.

So far, he continued, he has not received official information from the police, when and where the scene of the incident was arrested.

"We have not received an official statement yet. We also need to filter out this information whether it is true or not," he said. He said again, his party did not want to justify people without any information from the authorities, because until now there has been no detailed information.

"We will inform you of the progress regarding the alleged case (drugs)," said Ridwan, who is also a member of the Palu City DPRD.

The Head of Public Relations of the Central Sulawesi Police, Kombes Pol Djoko Wienartono, confirmed the arrest two days ago.

The location of the arrest was Padanjakaya Street, Pengawu Village, Tatanga District. From that arrest, three people were arrested as suspects.

"Three people were arrested during the arrest with evidence in the form of methamphetamine-type drugs weighing 1,019 grams," he said.