Pekanbaru Police Reveals Drug Cases Smuggled With Bangkok Chicken

One of the suspects when explaining the mode of drug smuggling with chicken brokok. (ANTARA/Annisa Firdausi)

PekanbarU Police - Pekanbaru City Police, Riau revealed the circulation of nearly one kilogram of methamphetamine and thousands of ecstasy pills smuggled together with chicken broth.

The head of the Pekanbaru Police Narcotics Unit, Kompol Manapar Situmeang, explained that the plan was for this illicit goods to be sent to Makassar City by cargo while the drugs in the chicken box were delivered by online motorcycle taxi drivers to cargo officers.

"The sender disguised all his identities. At that time 945 grams of methamphetamine and 4,570 ecstasy pills were found hidden in a wooden box containing chickens," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, July 2.

The police immediately ordered the driver to return the goods, while conducting reconnaissance.

However, the sender at that time only ordered the goods to be placed in front of the shop.

After a series of investigations, two youths with the initials S (20) and K (18) were arrested in the gas station parking lot on Jalan Durian, Sukajadi District, Wednesday (26/6). Both are strongly suspected of being involved in this circulation.

"Then we searched a house on Jalan Beringin, Binawidya District, where 7 plastic green Chinese teas were found used as narcotics packages, as well as 14 wooden boxes that would be used to smuggle drugs," he explained.

The perpetrator admitted to smuggling the illicit goods by placing them in the chicken box gap which will be sent to Makassar. "His confession has been circulated twice, we are still pursuing one other colleague," continued Manapar.

The police have identified the person who ordered the two young men and are currently gathering evidence to determine the suspect.