South Kalimantan Police Dismantle Home Industry For Drug Production, Can Be 200 Grams Of Crystal Methamphetamine A Day

Released drug cases at the South Kalimantan Police/PHOTO via ANTARA

BANJARMASIN - South Kalimantan Police dismantled a home-based drug industry that can produce 200 grams of crystal methamphetamine per day.

"With all the equipment and raw materials used, the perpetrator with the initials NS (30) admitted that he could produce 200 grams of crystal methamphetamine per day," said the Director of Drug Investigation at the South Kalimantan Police, Kombes Kelana Jaya, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, March 22.

Pengungkapan industri rumahan pengolahan sabu itu setelah polisi mendapatkan informasi dari masyarakat.

The Opsnal Team of Sub-Directorate I of the Narcotics Directorate of the South Kalimantan Police led by Head of Sub-Directorate I Adjunct Senior Commissioner of Police Eddi Daniel Siregar conducted a search by observing the house on Jalan Masjid Jami, Malkon Temon complex, Banjarmasin City, which is suspected of being a place for methamphetamine production.

Then on Thursday (21/3) night, officers carried out raids and found evidence of equipment and raw materials for making methamphetamine, including several jerry cans containing absolute solvent, toluene, acetone, and methanol, a jar containing fire soda, a thermometer and a mini electric stove.

From the confession of the perpetrator with the initials NS, he had conducted an experiment once, but failed even though he had produced several milliliters from the distillation.

Then when trying to conduct a second production attempt, NS was arrested by the police who had sniffed out his action of wanting to produce methamphetamine.

"Alhamdulillah, we succeeded in thwarting the suspect's efforts because if it produces, the threat is very large for the massive circulation of methamphetamine," explained Kelana.

NS perpetrators learn to process and produce methamphetamine from surfing the internet as well as information from their colleague, an ex-convict. Meanwhile, all raw equipment and materials are purchased online.

The NS suspect is now detained and charged with Article 129 letter a of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics with a minimum penalty of four years and a maximum of 20 years.