Honorary Bengkalis Hospital Arrested For Case 3 Kg Of Marijuana

Bengkalis Police Chief AKBP Setyo Bimo Anggoro showed evidence of 3 kg of dried marijuana leaves confiscated from the suspect. (ANTARA/Alfisnardo)

Bengkalis Police, Riau, arrested a number of people, one of whom was an honorary worker at a regional public hospital (RSUD) and one student for being involved in the circulation of 3 kilograms of dried marijuana.

Bengkalis Police Chief AKBP Setyo Bimo Anggoro said the two suspects had the initials OTP and MH.

3 kilograms of dried marijuana leaves stored in backpacks were confiscated from the suspect OTP.

"Meanwhile, from the suspect MH, a pack of dried marijuana, one pair of scissors, one cell phone unit, Rp310 thousand in cash. One unit of Vespa motorbike was confiscated from the suspect RD, as well as a cell phone unit from the suspect FR," said Bengkali Police Chief as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, May 21.

For the suspect's modus operandi, OTP and MH picked up narcotics of dried marijuana leaves from Pekanbaru City and brought to Bengkalis for resale. Until finally on Tuesday (14/5) at around 01.00 WIB, the joint team arrested the suspect at a motorcycle wash in Bengkalis District.

It did not stop there, the team continued to develop at around 02.00 WIB and arrested RD at his home on Jalan Antara, Bengkalis District and succeeded in confiscating evidence. The team re-developed and around 03.00 WIB arrested FR at a workshop on Jalan Rajimun, Bantan Tua Village, and confiscated a number of evidences.

"FR was arrested because together with AS (in the investigation) he also picked up and brought dried marijuana leaves from Pekanbaru city to Bengkalis obtained from IN (DPO)," he said.

The suspects are subject to Article 114 paragraph (2) and Article 111 paragraph (2) Juncto Article 132 paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics with a maximum penalty of the death penalty.