JAKARTA - The police have arrested four men suspected of abusing methamphetamine in the Jalan Lekatu area, Tavanjuka Village, Tatanga District, Palu City, Central Sulawesi.
"The four suspects we arrested today in one operation that lasted only a few minutes. This is proof of the alertness of our members in the field. There is no room for drug dealers to operate in Palu City," said Head of Narcotics Police Palu Kompol Usman in Palu, Saturday, quoted by Antara.
He said that the arrest of the four suspects was the result of the hard work of the investigative team which moved quickly to follow up on information from the community.
He revealed that the four arrests took place within a very short time of about an hour, between 14.55 to 15.10 WITA, with evidence of methamphetamine seized from each suspect.
The first arrest was made against a man with the initials P.B.D. (27), a resident of Jalan Lekatu, Tavanjuka Village, at 14.55 WITA and from the search results, officers found two packages suspected of being methamphetamine with a gross weight of 1.986 grams and one mobile phone.
Based on the results of the initial examination, the suspect is suspected of obtaining the narcotics from someone in the Tatanga area to be consumed and redistributed in Palu City.
Five minutes later, officers again arrested a man with the initials M.R. (32), a resident of Jalan Sam Ratulangi, Talise Village, Mantikulore District, at a location not far from the first arrest.
From the hands of the perpetrator, the police confiscated one small package suspected of being methamphetamine with a gross weight of 0.259 grams.
The police suspect that the suspect often carries out drug transactions in the Palu City area.
Furthermore, at 15.02 WITA, the Satresnarkoba team arrested a man with the initials A (37), a resident on Jalan Mulawarman, Besusu Barat Village, West Palu District.
Officers seized two packages suspected of being methamphetamine with a gross weight of 0.417 grams, one mobile phone, and one pack of cigarette boxes used to store the illegal goods.
The last arrest was made at 15.10 WITA against a man with the initials M.F., a resident of Jalan Malentara, Pengawu Village, Tatanga District.
From the search, officers found one package suspected of being methamphetamine with a gross weight of 0.607 grams and one mobile phone.
Kompol Usman said all the suspects are currently undergoing intensive examinations, including urine tests, to complete the investigation file.
From the overall operation, the Palu Police Narcotics Unit seized a total of 3.269 grams of methamphetamine along with a number of other supporting evidence.
The four suspects were charged with Article 114 paragraph 1 of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics in conjunction with Article 609 paragraph 1 letter A of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the new Criminal Code.
According to him, his party will continue to take firm action against the circulation of narcotics in Palu City and follow up on any information from the public regarding drug abuse.
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