Dealing With The Police 5 Times, Grandpa In Sampit Threatened 20 Years In Prison

Apolres AKBP Abdoel Harris Jakin accompanied by Deputy Chief of Police Kompol Abdul Aziz Septiadi and Head of the Iptu Arasi Narcotics Research Unit show evidence and the suspect of the methamphetamine dealer in Sampit / Antara

JAKARTA - A grandfather with the initials KS was arrested at his residence in Kota Besi Hilir Urban Village, Kotawaringin Timur Regency, Central Kalimantan, because he is suspected of being a drug dealer for the type of crystal methamphetamine.

"This is the fifth time he has dealt with the police regarding the same case. He is not deterred even though he has repeatedly been sent to prison", said Head of East Kotawaringin Police (Kotim) AKBP Abdoel Harris Jakin in Sampit, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, March 2.

Suspect KS was arrested by the police on Thursday, February 25, due to reports from the public feeling uneasy because of the suspect's drug trafficking activities. During the raid, the police found evidence of 12 small plastics containing alleged methamphetamine with a weight of 58.63 grams.

Seeing a large amount of evidence that was secured, investigators determined that the suspect was the dealer for methamphetamine.

The suspect admitted that the prohibited items were imported from Banjarmasin and then marketed in the area with the target of generally being teenagers. Investigators are still investigating this case to trace this illicit business network.

The suspect is charged under Article 114 paragraph (2) Jo Article 112 paragraph (2) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics with the threat of imprisonment for a minimum of six years and a maximum of 20 years and a fine of IDR 10 billion.

The article states that every person without rights or against the law offers to sell, sell, buy, act as an intermediary in the sale and purchase, exchange, deliver or receive narcotics class I, not plants weighing more than five grams and every person without rights or against the law owns, keeps, controls or provides non-plant class narcotics weighing more than five grams.

"We urge all people to avoid and stay away from drugs. There are no benefits from drugs. It is even worse. Families are destroyed, go to prison, even die. We will not recede in eradicating drugs", said Jakin, accompanied by Deputy Police Chief Kompol Abdul Aziz Septiadi and Head of  Drug Research Unit Iptu Arasi.

Meanwhile, when asked by the Head of Police, the suspect admitted that he had been arrested by the police five times for being caught in drugs. This man who has three children and already has a grandson said he did everything for economic reasons.

KS said the first time he was arrested in this area in 2003 for taking drugs. After being released, in 2007 he was arrested for distributing crystal methamphetamine with less than one gram of evidence.

In 2010 he was arrested again with 4 grams of methamphetamine evidence. In 2014, he again stumbled on the same case for distributing crystal methamphetamine while imprisoned at the Palangka Raya Penitentiary with one gram of evidence.

This time he was arrested again for crystal methamphetamine with quite a lot of evidence, namely 58.63 grams. Time will tell whether he is convicted with heavier sentences to have a deterrent effect or not.

"The longest sentence he has ever received is seven years", said KS, who has now returned to the prison for being suspected of being a drug dealer.