TNI Reveals New Mode Of Drug Dealers Using Drones

Military Resort Command (Korem) 121/Alambhana Wanawwai Brigadier General Luqman Arief (left)/ANTARA/Putu Indah Savitri

JAKARTA - The Commander of the Military Resort Command (Korem) 121/Alambhana Wanawwai Brigadier General TNI Luqman Arief revealed the new mode of drug dealers, namely using drones to spy on rat roads, and sending drugs.

"They used drones to stalk the rat streets in the area, so they (the DEALERs) were safe as long as they were going to pass," Luqman said in destroying evidence at the BNN office, Jakarta, as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, September 26.

In addition, Luqman also suspects that there is a use of drones to drop drugs at the coordinates that have been determined by the dealers.

His party had secured drugs that were found without a master, and suspected that the drugs had not been taken by the relevant parties after being dropped by the drone.

"When we waited, they (the dealer) didn't come, so we secured the item," said Luqman.

Not only the use of drones, another new mode is circulating with a small group pattern.

This mode was mentioned by the Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) Komjen Martinus Hukom in disclosing narcotics cases on Friday (20/9) last week.

Regarding the birth of these new modes, BNN Main Secretary Inspector General Tantan Sulistyana said BNN was drafting five strategies as anticipatory steps.

The five strategies include collaboration with all stakeholders, intelligence strengthening, strengthening coastal areas, strengthening border areas with other countries, and a thematic approach.

Regarding the strengthening of border areas, BNN has communicated with Singapore, Malaysia, and Timor Leste.

"Maybe in the future with Papua New Guinea and so on. This is to strengthen the border," said Tantan.

The five strategies are not only applied in terms of eradication, but also prevention measures.

"To eliminate the abuse and circulation of narcotics, we implemented these five strategies," said Tantan.

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN RI) on Thursday (26/9) destroyed a number of evidences in the form of shabu-shabu weighing 15.486 kilograms and ecstasy pills as many as 48,574 pills or weighing 18,027.95 grams.

The narcotics evidence that was destroyed was obtained from the disclosure of three narcotics crimes involving four suspects.

Of the three cases revealed throughout August 2024, two of them were the result of the synergy between BNN and the TNI.