Searching RI-Papua New Guinea Border Crossing Motorcycles, TNI Finds 200 Grams Of Marijuana

Indonesian Pamtas Task Force personnel-PNG Infantry Battalion 122/TS Pos Pitewi Kypur B when they found marijuana residents carrying out vehicle raids (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The RI-PNG Border Security Task Force (Satgas Pamtas) Infantry Battalion 122/Tombak Sakti Pos Pitewi kipur B thwarted the smuggling of 200 grams of marijuana on the crossing road, precisely in Kampung Yeti, Keerom Regency, Papua.

Dankipur D Captain Inf Budi Kristiyanto said personnel could thwart the prohibited items during raids on vehicles passing on crossing roads.

"After the personnel conducted an examination of the two-wheeled riders, namely the Constitutional Court and KW who worked at PT Tandan Sawita Papua, they found a package of dried marijuana stored in a Noken bag in the motorcycle seat," he said in a written statement, Wednesday, August 7, which was confiscated by Antara.

According to Budi, knowing of the drug, the personnel immediately coordinated with the Muara Tami Police for further investigation.

"From the results of the examination, it is known that the prohibited items belonged to ES, which is currently returning to Papua New Guinea (PNG)," he said.

He explained that raids on vehicles, both two-wheeled and four-wheeled, were continuously carried out by his party to prevent the smuggling of illegal goods such as drugs and alcoholic beverages into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia.

"If we find food, we immediately carry out inspections and process them according to applicable regulations and also behave humanely to people whose vehicles are inspected," he said.

He added that his party hopes that the routine implementation of raids can close and narrow the movement of illegal perpetrators and criminal acts in order to maintain security and order in border areas.