JAKARTA - A woman with the initials TMA tried to smuggle methamphetamine into her vital organs while visiting a friend who was a prisoner at the Jakarta Central Class I Prison, Salemba, Central Jakarta, Thursday, May 21, 2026.
However, this reckless act was successfully thwarted by observant officers. The incident occurred on Thursday at around 14.26 WIB in the examination room for female visitors.
Head of the Jakarta Central Class I Detention Center (Karutan), Wahyu Trah Utomo said that the alleged perpetrator with the initials TMA was known to want to visit a resident with the initials IPA.
However, the suspect's movements were suspicious in the examination room. So the female officer searched and found the forbidden object.
"The incident began with suspicion of our female inspection officer, namely Ibu Oktavianti who saw suspicious movements from the TMA perpetrator who refused to be searched in his vital area by covering his hands in that area," said Wahyu when confirmed, Friday, May 22, 2026.
The suspicion finally made the officers more thorough. Until finally there was a discovery of methamphetamine hidden in his vital organs to deceive the officers.
"So the goods are white powder wrapped in a small plastic bag and hidden in the vital organs, and after we weigh it, it weighs about 15 grams," he said.
Upon finding the shocking findings, officers immediately reported it to the Head of the Jakarta Central Class I Prison Security Unit (KPR), who then moved quickly to secure the perpetrator and evidence.
The perpetrators and the evidence were then handed over to the Cempaka Putih Police for further development.
"We at the Salemba Detention Center have coordinated with the police," he said.
This step was taken to ensure the type of prohibited substance and to process the perpetrators.
"Meanwhile, the residents of the initial IPA have been secured," he said.
Furthermore, Wahyu said that the perpetrators and inmates who would be visited had the status of friends.
Regarding how the illegal goods were ordered from inside the prison, Wahyu suspected the use of communication tools, although a thorough investigation was left entirely to the police.
"The order means that there is a message from our inmates, maybe through communication tools. We have a phone as well. And for further development, the police. What is the order like, later let the police prove it," he said.
The Salemba Detention House confirmed that it would not play around with the circulation of drugs and was ready to take firm action without discrimination.
"So, we are open to all kinds of information provided by all parties about the presence of drugs or the involvement of officers and inmates in the Jakarta Central Class I Prison. When there is information, we make sure we will check the truth, and when it is proven to be true, we will immediately take firm action and according to the applicable legal rules," he said.
As a preventive measure, the prison continues to tighten surveillance and carry out internal intelligence operations.
"Of course, since the pledge we have made, we have made a strong commitment and provided reinforcement by the Regional Office and the Directorate General to all levels to increase vigilance. In addition, we also conduct intelligence operations," he said.
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