MEDAN - Police from Belawan Harbor Police were stabbed when they raided a drug dealer in Helvetia Village, Labuhan Deli District, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra.
The victim was the Narcotics Chief of the Belawan Port Police, Iptu Ismail Pane. From the information obtained, the perpetrator of the police stabbing had the initials ESL. The perpetrator suddenly attacked the police when officers searched the body of HL who was suspected of being a drug dealer.
ESL also had time to seize firearms from officers. The police managed to reclaim the senpi (sharp weapon).
"(True) That's the Narcotics Unit of the Belawan Police. Iptu Ismail Pane", said Head of Public Relations of the North Sumatra Regional Police, Kombes Hadi Wahyudi, Tuesday, April 27.
According to Hadi, initially, a team led by Iptu Ismail Pane would carry out raids on drug offenders.
"After they were arrested, suddenly this person (the perpetrator) appeared with a machete. Then they attacked our members, then got stabbed by the Narcotics Chief", explained Hadi.
As a result of the incident, said Hadi, Ismail Pane had to be hospitalized because he was stabbed in the back.
"Then he dodged, (the perpetrator) had time to seize his firearm, after which the firearms were taken again by the members", he said.
The perpetrator of the stabbing is thought to have mental retardation.
"Their 4 people (team) secure people who have mental retardation", he said.
Meanwhile, in the raid, the police arrested 3 drug traffickers.
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