Arrest Tens Of Thousands Of Suspects, Police P3GN Task Force Seizes 4.4 Tons Of Methamphetamine Up To 11.4 Kilograms Of Cocaine

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JAKARTA - The National Police's Drug Management, Abuse, and Trafficking Task Force (P3GN) arrested 38,194 narcotics suspects.

In addition, from a number of cases revealed, various types of drugs were confiscated, one of which was 11.4 kilograms of cocaine.

"The Narcotics Management Task Force at the National Police Headquarters and the regional police have succeeded in arresting 38,194 suspects," said Head of the P3GN Task Force, Inspector General Asep Edi Suheri, to reporters, Tuesday, July 9.

The arrest of tens of thousands of suspects was carried out since the formation of the task force, namely September 21, 2023 to July 9, 2024. The basis is 26,048 police reports.

From the disclosure and arrests, a number of fantastic amounts of evidence were confiscated, including; 4.4 tons of crystal methamphetamine; 2.1 tons of marijuana; and 11.4 kilograms of cocaine.

"We have confiscated 4.4 tons of crystal methamphetamine, and also 2,618,471 ecstasy pills, then we have also confiscated 2.1 tons of marijuana, and 11.4 kilograms of cocaine," he said.

"Furthermore, we have also confiscated 1.28 tons of gorilla tobacco and also confiscated 32.2 kilograms of ketamina, and 86 grams of heroin, and 16,704,357 hard drugs," continued Asep.

Then, the P3GN Task Force also noted that seven major cases had been revealed. First, the disclosure of the circulation of 40 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in the Riau Islands.

The cases of the circulation of 155 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, 3,300 ecstasy, 100 grams of marijuana, 1,215,000 pills of prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC), and 1,024,000 pills of hard drugs handled by Polda Metro Jaya.

Furthermore, the disclosure of drug cases handled by the East Java Regional Police confiscated 80 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine.

There were also cases revealed by the Directorate of Narcotics Crime, Bareskrim Polri by confiscating 62 kilograns of methamphetamine, 107,668 pills of ecstasy, and synthetic tobacco with a total weight of 1.2 tons. Including, the disclosure of drug dark laboratories in Bali, Medan and Malang.

Disclosure of narcotics cases of methamphetamine with a weight of 180 kilograms in the Aceh region, cases of shabu distribution weighing 24 kilographs and 33,938 ecstasy handled by the Riau Police, and cases of 15 kilograms of methamphetamine by the Central Sulawesi Police.