The Rejang Lebong Police in Bengkulu arrested a visitor to the Class IIA Curup Prison who was caught carrying five packages of methamphetamine.
Rejang Lebong Police Chief AKBP Florentus Situngkir said visitors who tried to smuggle the methamphetamine type narcotics were female with the initials Sa alias M (43), a resident of Dwi Tunggal Village, Curup District, Rejang Lebong Regency.
"The suspect was arrested on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at around 10:00 WIB, with evidence suspected of being five packages of methamphetamine. This evidence was included in the packaged rice," he said in a written statement, Tuesday, July 23, which was confiscated by Antara.
He explained that the arrest of the suspect began when the Class IIA Curup prison officer was conducting an examination of the luggage belonging to the family of the Correctional Inmates (WBP) of the Class IIA Curup Prison who was about to make a visit.
"Officers checked the luggage of visitors in the form of white rice which was put in a clear plastic bag, and found the suspected items. The officers then opened the package later and found five packages of methamphetamine," he said.
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The Curup Class IIA prison officer who found this item immediately reported it to Bhabinkamtibmas and members of the Rejang Lebong Police Sat Tahti who were conducting security at the Curup Class IIA Prison, and forwarded it to the Rejang Lebong Police Narcotics Unit.
The suspect, Sa alias M, who brought the narcotics himself along with her husband J, who is a WBP or inmate at the Class IIA Curup Prison, was immediately taken by the Rejang Lebong Police Narcotics Unit officers to the Rejang Lebong Police Headquarters for examination.
He appealed to the people of Rejang Lebong who were aware of cases of narcotics trafficking and abuse to be immediately reported to the nearest police officers so that they could be immediately followed up.
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