The Syndicate Of Drug Trafficking In Serang Is Revealed, Two People Are Threatened With The Death Penalty

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SERANG - AS (47) and AJ (50), two syndicates of drug trafficking in the types of methamphetamine, marijuana, and ecstasy of the Malaysian-Indonesia international network were arrested by the Serang Police.

"Banten Police together with the Serang Police have uncovered an international network of drug trafficking syndicates with a total of 24 kilograms of methamphetamine, 805 pills of ecstasy, and 39 kilograms of marijuana," said Head of Public Relations of the Banten Police, Kombes Didik Hariyanto, in a written statement, Tuesday, September 24.

Meanwhile, Serang Police Chief AKBP Candra Sasongko explained that this disclosure began with the development of 8 suspects who were first caught.

"We developed eight suspects. It turned out that there was a mode of putting drugs in one place and then taken by the perpetrators, namely AS and AJ, each carrying 10 kg of crystal methamphetamine and 12 kg of crystal methamphetamine. There is one other person who is currently being chased (DPO), who placed methamphetamine at Km 50 Cikande a few weeks ago. So this is a network between provinces and goods originating from abroad, "said AKBP Candra Sasongko.

Suspect AJ (50) was arrested in the Alpha Hotel room on Munandar Street, North Tangkerang, Bukit Raya District, Pekanbaru City. Meanwhile, AS (47) was arrested on the side of the road on Jalan Samarinda, North Tangkerang, Bukit Raya District.

The evidence that was successfully secured was methamphetamine weighing 24 kg, 805 ecstasy pills, one package of methamphetamine weighing 0.5 kg, 38 packages of methamphetamine weighing 39 kg, 4 ATM cards, 1 savings book, cash amounting to Rp40 million, digital scales, 4 units of mobile phones, Prolink brand modem, and others.

"For their actions, the perpetrators are subject to criminal penalties with the threat of death penalty, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for a minimum of 5 years and a maximum of 20 years," he concluded.