Police Arrested Tramadol And Eximer Distributors At Tanah Abang Market, After The Raid On The Kos-kosan House

Dozens of distributors, drug dealers and dealers arrested in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta/ Photo; Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - The Central Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Unit and the Tanah Abang Metro Police raided drug distributors for the list of G types of Tramadol and Eximer in the Tanah Abang Market area, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

From the raid, the police arrested one suspect with the initials DS (19) along with thousands of tramadol and eximer pills. DS is a drug distributor in this case.

"The evidence found in the boarding room is 1 black plastic containing 3190 tramadol plates with each plate containing 10 tablets, 24 plastic clips containing 120 excimer pill tablets and a sales note book," said Head of Drugs at the Central Jakarta Metro Police, AKBP Roby Heri Saputra at Tanah Abang Market.

Suspect DS admitted that he had been selling the illegal drugs for 3 months after coming from his hometown in Aceh.

"From the results of DS's interrogation, the goods were obtained from DJ (DPO), we are still chasing them for their boss, we are still investigating. We are still trying to catch this DS," he said.

In addition to arresting DS, the Tanah Abang Metro Police also arrested 10 tracers of drug tramadol and excimer pills who often sell in the Jembatan Tinggi Bongkaran area, Tanah Abang Market. 10 suspects with the initials I (57), RH (48), D (21), AS (39), D (60), MY (61), R (52), J (65), V (40), and RS.

The perpetrators were arrested while selling drugs on the side of the road. Of the 10 people arrested, 9 were adults while one person was still a minor and sat in high school.

Tanah Abang Metro Police Chief, Kompol Haris Akhmat Basuki said his party had arrested 10 suspects.

"What we presented earlier were 9 from the Sector Police and 1 we kept and are still at the Sector Police because they are minors," he said.

In the disclosure, the police also confiscated evidence in the form of 2,020 items of tramadol brand drugs, 1,695 pills of excimer brand drugs, and 1,937 pills of trihexypenidil brands. In addition, there is also cash worth more than Rp 68 million.

"A total of 5,652 pills in the form of pills, medicines or capsules and their types," he said.

As a result of their actions, the perpetrators were subject to Article 435, subsidiary Article 436 paragraphs 1 and paragraph 2, Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 17 of 2023 concerning Health in conjunction with Article 45 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code and were threatened with imprisonment of more than 5 years.

"Including for further development, source of goods, origin, circulation from anywhere, whether there are changes online, or circulated in other more specific ways. We are still developing it further," he said.