Polda Metro Raids PCC Pill Factory In Bogor, Seizes 1.2 Million Items

The Directorate of Drug Investigation of the Metro Jaya Police raided a factory or home industry for the manufacture of PCC pills. (Doc. Ist)

The Directorate of Drug Investigation of the Metro Jaya Police raided a home factory or home industry for the manufacture of PCC pills (Paracetamol, Caffeine and Carisoprodol) in the Citeureup area, Bogor. As a result, 1.2 million pills were confiscated.

"It was confiscated at the 24 sack factory, each sack containing 50 packs, each pack containing 1,000 pills or about 1,200,000 pills," said Head of Sub-Directorate 3 of the Narcotics Directorate of the Metro Jaya Police, AKBP Malvino to reporters, Saturday, May 18.

The raid began when information was developed about the shipment of PCC pills to the Cakung area, East Jakarta.

Then, a suspicious car was found. So, the police followed the vehicle.

"Then the opsnal Sub-Directorate 3 team followed a white car with plate No. F 1866 HH, where the driver was later identified as Muhammad Haryono," he said.

From the car, 15 packs were found containing PCC pills. Each pack contains a thousand pills.

From these findings, the police examined Muhammad Haryono. The location of the PCC pill factory was obtained.

"The team went straight to the address given and then conducted a search of the house and found an industrial home that was used as a place for narcotics production," said Malvino.