Bengkulu Police Arrest 5 Perpetrators Of Drug Abuse Cases

Wadir Resnarkoba Bengkulu Police AKBP Tonny Kurniawan (in the middle) when delivering a release at the Bengkulu Police Headquarters. ANTARA/Anggi Mayasari

BENGKULU - Sub-Directorate III Team of the Narcotics Investigation Directorate (Ditresnarkoba) of the Bengkulu Police from February to March 2024 has arrested five suspects in narcotics abuse cases in the area. "The five suspects arrested were VIT (36), AN (42), RS (26), JP (34) and ID (50), the five were arrested at different times and locations," said Deputy Director of Narcotics at the Bengkulu Police AKBP Tonny Kurniawan after holding a release at the Bengkulu Police Headquarters, Antara, Tuesday, March 19. For suspects arrested in February related to drug abuse of methamphetamine, namely VIT, a resident of Kel, Selebar District, Bengkulu City, and suspect AN, who was a recidivist in a similar case in 2013 and 2020 who was a resident of Sungai Serut District, Bengkulu City. Then, the Bengkulu Police arrested ID (50) a resident of Padang Ulak Tanding District, Rejang Lebong Regency, from the arrest his party confiscated evidence in the form of 42 small packages of methamphetamine ready for distribution and 8 packages of marijuana wrapped in paper. "For the suspect ID, apart from selling drugs, he also uses and provides a place to use drugs," explained Tonny. The Subdit III team also arrested the parking attendant, namely JP (34), a resident of Curup District, Rejang Lebong Regency, by confiscating evidence, namely seven packages of methamphetamine, cellphones and scales. As well as RS (26), a resident of East Curup District, Rejang Lebong Regency, is a housewife who was arrested in 2019 in the same case. Based on the suspect's statement, he returned to selling narcotics because he did not have other jobs to support his young son and every time he sold, the suspect received a reward of Rp. 200 thousand. Tonny explained that for his actions, the five suspects were threatened with Article 114 paragraph (1) subsidiary to Article 112 paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics, with the threat of imprisonment for a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years and a fine of at least Rp. 1 billion and a maximum of Rp. 10 billion.

"The perpetrator is suspected of committing a crime without rights or against the law of selling, buying, receiving, intermediary in buying and selling or handing over Subsidiaries owning, storing or controlling Narcotics Category I, not Sabu-type plants," he said.