Bintan Police Arrest Six Perpetrators Of Drug Smuggling And Firearms

Bintan Police, Riau Islands Police (Kepri) and related officials held a press conference on the disclosure of illegal drug and firearms cases, Monday (20/1/2025). (ANTARA/Ogen)

TANJUNGPINANG - Bintan Police, Riau Islands Police (Kepri) managed to arrest six perpetrators for recklessly smuggling illegal drugs and firearms into the local area.

"Based on the identity card, one of the perpetrators with the initials MY is a Malaysian citizen, while the other five are Indonesians," said Bintan Police Chief AKBP Yunita Stevani as reported by ANTARA, Monday, January 20.

The police chief explained that the chronology of the incident began when the Bintan Police Narcotics Unit received information that a man was carrying methamphetamine from Batam City to Bintan Regency through the Port of Roro ASDP Tanjung Uban, Wednesday, January 1, 2025.

Furthermore, personnel immediately went to the location to conduct an investigation, then succeeded in arresting six perpetrators suspected of carrying drugs by driving a white Honda Brio car in the parking lot of Roro ASDP Tanjung Uban Port.

During a search of the perpetrators, the police found a number of evidences in the form of narcotics suspected of being 31.80 grams of methamphetamine, 13.12 grams of heroin, 34 grams of ecstasy, 2.16 grams of Happy Five (H5) and 5.88 grams of marijuana.

In addition, the police also found a CZ 75 BD firearm made by the Czech Republic with nine rounds of ammunition/sharp bullets.

The sharp weapon was brought by the perpetrator MY (a Malaysian citizen) from his country to be delivered to the buyer/buyer in Tanjungpinang City. The police are still investigating the figure of the gun buyer.

"MY perpetrators got a salary of 5,000 Ringgit Malaysia to deliver a gun to Tanjungpinang," said Bintan Police Chief.

The six perpetrators have been detained at the Bintan Police Headquarters for further legal proceedings.

The perpetrators were charged with Article 114 Paragraph (2) and/or Article 112 Paragraph (2) and/or Article 111 Paragraph (1) Jouncto Article 132 Paragraph (1) of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 35 Year 2009 concerning Narcotics and Article 62 of Law of the Republic Number 5 Year 1997 concerning Psychotropics.

In addition, they are also subject to Article 1 paragraph (1) of the Emergency Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 12 of 1951 which regulates the Crime of Ownership of Firearms, Ammunitions, or Explosives Illegally.