Paid IDR 1 Million For One Send, Two Couriers Arrested Circulating 77 Kg Of Marijuana In Bekasi

North Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Gidion Arif Setyawan And North Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Investigation Head AKBP Prasetyo Nugroho/ Photo: Antara

North Jakarta Metro Police through the Narcotics Investigation Unit (Drug Investigation Unit) thwarted the circulation of 77 kilograms of marijuana from two perpetrators with the initials MS and NR.

"We arrested two perpetrators who will distribute marijuana-type drugs as a result of the development carried out by officers," said North Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Gidion Arif Setyawan, Tuesday, July 30.

Head of the North Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Investigation Unit AKBP Prasetyo Nugroho said the arrest began with an investigation by officers against narcotics abuse in the Sumarecon Bekasi Mall area.

Officers made observations and arrests of MS on Jalan Boulevard Selatan in front of North Summarecon Mall, North Bekasi on Thursday, July 25, at around 22.30 WIB.

"Officers found evidence of two packages of marijuana weighing two kilograms which were stored in the trunk of the perpetrator's motorbike," he said.

Personnel interrogated the perpetrator MS and he admitted that he got the illicit goods from the perpetrators of NR. The perpetrator admitted that this was the first time he was a courier in exchange for a delivery of Rp. 1 million.

After receiving information, personnel carried out developments and arrested the NR perpetrator at his home on Friday, July 26 at around 04.30 WIB at Satria Mekar Tambun Bekasi.

"A search was carried out and officers found three suitcases containing 75 packages of marijuana weighing 75 kilograms," he said.

The NR perpetrator admitted to getting goods from a man with the initials CM who has not yet been caught. This illicit item, he said, will be sold at a price of Rp. 5 million per kilogram

Previously, NR perpetrators had received drug packages at the Kalideres Bus Terminal, West Jakarta on July 10, 2024.

At that time the package contained 75 kilograms of marijuana and all of them were sold out by the perpetrators and each kilogram he made a profit of Rp. 300 thousand per kilogram so that the total money he got was Rp. 22,500,000.

After running out, the perpetrator again received a package of 75 kilograms of marijuana at Kalideres Terminal on July 23, 2024.

The NR perpetrator took the item to his house in the Tambun area before being resold to make money.

"This item has not been sold because we have arrested this perpetrator," he said.

Gidion again said that the two perpetrators were threatened with Article 114 in conjunction with Article 112 of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.

"Both of them are subject to a minimum sentence of four years and a maximum sentence of death," he said.