LABUAN BAJO - The Narcotics Investigation Unit (Satresnarkoba) of the West Manggarai Police (Mabar) arrested two residents who were involved in the abuse of methamphetamine in the West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province.

"They were arrested while crossing Pede Labuan Bajo Beach," said Head of the Mabar Police Narcotics Unit Iptu Matheos A D Siok in a statement received in Labuan Bajo, Antara, Thursday, January 30.

The two youths who were arrested on Friday, January 24, were suspected of controlling, possessing and storing methamphetamine with the initials S (26) and MS (25).

The alleged perpetrators who work as mobile fish traders come from Bima, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province and have been domiciled in Lembor District.

He revealed that the disclosure of the case began with information received by the police regarding the activities of these illicit goods. The investigation was carried out until the arrest of two suspected perpetrators.

When secured, he continued, the police also found evidence in the form of methamphetamine with a gross weight of 0.24 grams.

"We arrested and searched the alleged perpetrators and officers found narcotics stored in a small clear plastic clip," he said.

He added that the alleged perpetrators who traded on a daily basis using motorbikes had been stalked for the past five months until they were finally arrested.

"It is suspected that the item was purchased from Bima and the network is still being investigated," he said.

Furthermore, the police have conducted urine tests on the two young men. From the test results, all tested positive for methamphetamine-type narcotics containing methamphetamine.

The narcotics were first used by the two suspected perpetrators in 2019, at that time they were still students at a high school (SMA) in Bima.

"Based on the confessions of the alleged perpetrators, the illicit goods have been used three times. Initially, they used them when they were still sitting in the school," he said.

The alleged perpetrators along with the evidence found have been secured at the West Manggarai Police Narcotics Unit Office for further investigation and investigation.

Both are suspected of Article 127 paragraph (1) letter a of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics.

"For their actions, they face a minimum prison sentence of 4 years and a maximum of 12 years with a fine of at least Rp. 800 million and a maximum of Rp. 8 billion," he said.

In addition, he also invited the public to jointly fight the illicit trafficking of narcotics in West Manggarai.

"We urge you to avoid narcotics abuse, report it immediately if you hear or see drug trafficking. We will take firm action indiscriminately," he said.


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