North Sumatra Police Hunt For 117 Kg Of Crystal Methamphetamine Owner In Tanjungbalai

Illustration of Methamphetamine (ANTARA)

The North Sumatra Regional Police confiscated evidence of 117 kilograms of methamphetamine on Jalan Rel Kereta Api Lingkungan II, Pematang Pasir Village, Teluk Nibung District, Tanjungbalai.

"The team also confiscated 20 packs of ecstasy pills and a number of other evidence at the place," said Head of Public Relations of the North Sumatra Police, Kombes Pol Hadi Wahyudi, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, May 3.

Hadi continued, the incident began when North Sumatra Police Narcotics Directorate personnel received information from the public about a suspicious activity of someone suspected of carrying narcotics using a motorized tricycle at that location on Saturday.

"Finally, the team conducted an investigation and arrived at the location, when they saw someone carrying a motorized tricycle running away and hiding in a small alley after seeing the officers' presence," he said.

However, personnel have not found it at that time. Even so, according to Hadi, the team is still pursuing the perpetrators who have been identified in this case.

Meanwhile, the evidence was confiscated and taken by personnel to the North Sumatra Police Narcotics Directorate for further investigation.

"This case confirms the commitment of the police in eradicating narcotics trafficking in the North Sumatra region and ensuring public security and order from the threat of drugs that damage the nation's generation," he said.

Previously, the North Sumatra Police arrested a man with the initials SMA alias S (27) who was suspected of being a courier for methamphetamine-type narcotics weighing 1,928 grams (1.9 kilograms) at Kualanamu International Airport, Deli Serdang Regency to be taken to Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi (27/4).