Sad, Police Officers In Samarinda Throw Drugs Into The Detention Room

Illustration of police officers (ANTARA)

Samarinda - An individual member of the police who served as a prisoner guard at the Samarinda City Resort Police (Polresta) is undergoing a process towards an ethics trial, following allegations of negligence resulting in drugs being able to enter the Samarinda Police Headquarters detention room.

Head of Samarinda Police, Komber Hendri Umar, confirmed that there were indications of negligence from his members.

"That's right, there are unscrupulous members guarding prisoners who are negligent and allow drugs to enter the custody of the Samarinda Police," said Hendri, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, April 25.

Furthermore, Kombes Hendri Umar explained that the member concerned is currently undergoing a special placement (pathus) at the East Kalimantan Police Propam (Kaltim).

This effort was taken as part of the examination process which will continue at the disciplinary hearing and the police professional ethics trial.

"Currently, this case is also under intensive investigation by the East Kalimantan Police Propam and the Samarinda Police Narcotics Investigation Unit," he added.

From the information circulating, the three police officers suspected of being involved in this scandal are members of the Samarinda Police Samapta Unit. They are Aipda EP, as well as two Bripda FDS and AADS, who at the time of the incident served as picket officers guarding prisoners.

Ironically, the three individuals allegedly "flirted" with a drug case prisoner named NA (33).

The promised compensation of Rp. 1 million was transferred to the account of Bripda AADS. With this reward, these law enforcement officers are suspected of helping NA pass seven pockets of crystal methamphetamine tucked into the packaged rice on Sunday (30/3) night, around 21.00 WITA.

Polresta Samarinda dan Polda Kaltim memberikan perhatian serius dan ahat penuh terhadap pemberantasan narkoba, baik yang melibatkan anggota kepolisian maupun pelaku kejahatan narkotika di masyarakat.

Based on police data, Samarinda is one of the areas with a fairly high level of drug trafficking in Indonesia. Data from the East Kalimantan Provincial National Narcotics Agency (BNNP) noted that throughout 2024, the East Kalimantan BNNP succeeded in uncovering 32 narcotics criminal cases involving 50 suspects.

Of these, 11 of them are dealers, 35 dealers, and four others act as couriers. The evidence that was confiscated during the period included 14.2 kilograms of marijuana and 3.9 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, with a total value of confiscated goods reaching Rp380 million.