5 Kg Of Crystal Methamphetamine And 1,870 Ecstasy Pills From Malaysia Confiscated By The Riau Police

Drug Illustration (ANTARA)

The Directorate of Narcotics and Illegal Drugs of the Riau Regional Police confiscated 5 kilograms (Kg) of crystal methamphetamine and 1,870 pills of ecstasy from two suspects who were controlled by a prisoner at the Pekanbaru Class IIA Correctional Institution (Lapas).

The Director of the Narcotics Directorate of the Riau Police, Kombes Manang Soebeti, explained that the inmate with the initials OE and the two methamphetamine couriers had the initials FK and MR. The two couriers were arrested with police techniques pretending to buy drugs in Siak Hulu District, Kampar Regency.

"It was agreed that the transaction would be carried out in front of the Sirrotul Jannah Mosque, Siak Hulu District, Kampar Regency at around 17.00 WIB. At that time, the team saw a man riding a motorcycle putting a black plastic package on a bush on the side of the road and arresting a man known to have the initials F," Manang said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, September 5.

After checking, it turned out that the black plastic contained methamphetamine. F admitted that he was an OE order in Pekanbaru Prison.

In addition, F admitted that he did not work alone. There was a colleague with the initials R who also served as a drug courier on OE's orders.

"We managed to catch R not far from the location where F was arrested. At F's house we confiscated 20 packs of ecstasy pills and 2 packs of crystal methamphetamine," he continued.

The team continued to search F's rented house on Jalan Purwosari, Pandau Village, Siak Hulu District. The police found four large packs containing methamphetamine.

Based on the results of the interrogation, all the items belonged to OE and they were only ordered to deliver them. Initially, the goods were 20 packs of crystal methamphetamine and were taken on August 30.

Meanwhile, during interrogation, EO admitted that he received methamphetamine from Iwan in Malaysia, which is currently still under investigation to find out the origin and purpose of the evidence.