ACEH - A joint Customs and Excise Team and the National Police thwarted an attempt to smuggle 86 kilograms of methamphetamine in Langsa City, Aceh. In the disclosure of the case, officers also arrested a suspect with the initials MR alias E.
"The joint team thwarted the smuggling of four sacks containing 82 packs of methamphetamine or methamphetamine weighing 86 kilograms in the Langsa City area on Friday, May 16," said Head of the Langsa Customs Office, Sulaiman, in an official statement in Langsa, Antara, Wednesday, May 21.
Sulaiman explained that the disclosure of this case stems from intelligence information related to the delivery of methamphetamine from Malaysia by sea to the Aceh region.
Following up on this information, a joint team consisting of NIC Bareskrim Polri, the Directorate of Narcotics Interdiction for Customs and Excise, the Aceh Customs Regional Office, Langsa Police, and Langsa Customs conducted intensive investigations.
From the results of the development, the team found the landing point of the ship and the location of the drug storage in the tourist area of the Pauh River, Langsa Barat District, Langsa City.
"The joint team finally arrested MR alias E who acted as the tekong of the langsir ship. From MR's statement, the officers managed to reveal the location of the methamphetamine storage," said Sulaiman.
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According to Customs and Excise calculations, the failure to smuggle 86 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine has the potential to save around 430 thousand lives from drug abuse. In addition, the state also avoids the cost of rehabilitation which is estimated at IDR 687.9 billion.
"This joint operation is a firm step in the fight against drugs. We are committed to continuing to take action in order to realize the Astacita of the President of the Republic of Indonesia for Indonesia to be clean of drugs," said Sulaiman.
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