JAKARTA - The Narcotics Investigation Directorate of the Metro Jaya Police has secured three people suspected of being involved in the illegal circulation of illegal drugs in the South Jakarta and Depok City areas, including an 18-year-old teenager.

Head of Unit 2 Subdirectorate 3 of the Narcotics Investigation Directorate of the Metro Jaya Police, Kompol Denny Simanjuntak, said that one of the suspects who was arrested had the initials MI (18).

"During the search, a suspect with the initials MI (18) was arrested and 454 pieces of hard drugs were found," said Denny Simanjuntak in Jakarta, Antara, Sunday, March 15.

He explained that the first arrest was made on Wednesday (11/3) at around 21.00 WIB at a pulsa store on Jalan Nangka, Tanjung Barat Village, Jagakarsa District, South Jakarta.

The disclosure of the case began with community information regarding the alleged circulation of hard drugs sold in disguise with the business method of selling pulsa.

Following up on the report, the operational team of Unit 2 Subdit 3 Directorate of Narcotics Investigation of the Metro Jaya Police conducted an investigation and visited the location in question until finally arresting the suspect MI.

During the search at the location, the police found hundreds of hard drugs that were allegedly ready to be distributed.

Furthermore, in the second arrest, officers again secured two men with the initials B (30) and ML (20) at a rented house in the Cimanggis area, Depok City.

"Then Brother ML (20) and B (30) in the Cimanggis area, Depok. The evidence that we secured was drugs on the G list and psychotropic drugs totaling approximately 2,400 pieces and the money from the sale," said Denny.

The disclosure in Depok also began from public information regarding the practice of selling hard drugs disguised as a seller of basic goods in a shop.

However, when the officers arrived at the location, the shop was closed.

The team then obtained further information that the drug distribution activity was carried out at a rented house on Jalan Benda Kramat, Cisalak, Cimanggis.

During the search, the police managed to seize 1,897 G-listed drugs from the location.

With the disclosure in two different locations, the Narcotics Investigation Directorate of the Metro Jaya Police managed to arrest three suspects and seized a total of 2,351 pieces of G-listed hard drugs.

Denny said the success of the disclosure of this case was also inseparable from the role of the community who provided information to the police.

"The success of this disclosure is also thanks to the collaboration of information from the community in supporting the Jaga Jakarta program to realize a conducive kamtibmas situation in the legal jurisdiction of the Metro Jaya Police," he said.

Currently, the three suspects and the evidence have been taken to the Metro Jaya Police Narcotics Directorate Command Headquarters for further examination.


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