The Central Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Investigation Unit will conduct an investigation regarding a viral video of a photo of a prisoner suspected of using narcotics in a Salemba Prison detention room, Central Jakarta.
Previously, the photo of the prisoner suspected of being a narcotics dealer was uploaded from his Instagram account.
"We are investigating the viral news," said Central Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Head AKBP Roby Hery Saputra when confirmed, Tuesday, July 8.
AKBP Roby said that until now his party had not received a report from the Salemba Prison regarding the viral information.
Meanwhile, it circulated on Instagram that there were inmates suspected of narcotics abuse.
"There has been no report from the prison to the Resort Police. But we are conducting an investigation," he said.
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The photo of the inmate was uploaded to the Instagram account, Friday, July 4, 2025. The upload received 139 thousand views from netizens and received 1,979 fans. With the circulation of the photo, it is strongly suspected that there was a use of cellphones and the circulation of synthetic tobacco (sink) narcotics allegedly occurring in the Salemba Correctional Institution (Lapas), Central Jakarta.
According to information from sources, prisoners or correctional inmates (WBP) who committed the act had the initials MF alias B.
In fact, according to information, the perpetrator is suspected of being free to control narcotics in the Salemba prison area.
"This is the fact in the field that cellphones are still circulating in Salemba Prison. It happened in Block A, 2nd floor, Room 15," said the source.
B is known as the city in power in the prison area. He also uses luxury cellphones that are freely used in prisons. The officers allegedly arrested the use of free cellphones.
The head of the Salemba Prison, M. Fadil, denied the circulation of photos of inmates (WBP) or inmates who were using cell phones that occurred in Salemba Prison.
"From the photos that were displayed, they were not in Salemba Prison," said Fadil when confirmed on Friday, July 4.
However, the Head of Salemba Police will continue to seek the truth of this information so that it can be followed up immediately.
"But we will check the truth and it is certain that there is no omission for negative things," he said.
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