West Sumatra BNN Reveals Drug Delivery Through Expeditionary Services

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PADANG - The Provincial National Narcotics Agency (BNNP) of West Sumatra revealed a case of sending dried marijuana from North Sumatra to Padang Pariaman Regency using one of the expedition services.

The head of the West Sumatra BNNP Brigadier General Khasril Arifin said in this case his party arrested Febri Antoni (27) as the recipient of the package.

The package of illicit goods entered the West Sumatra area when it passed the Padang Customs inspection and coordinated with the West Sumatra BNNP.

"This package is wrapped in a plastic bag containing clothes and a small cardboard with duct tape containing marijuana weighing 74.36 grams," he said, quoted by Antara, Friday, July 30.

Brigadier General Khasril said the disclosure of this case was carried out on Saturday, July 24. The West Sumatra BNNP and Customs and Excise received information that there was a shipment of drugs through an expedition service. The officers immediately went to the expedition and found the package they were looking for so they were checked.

"We found stems, wrapped dry leaves, and it turned out to be a marijuana type drug. We are developing where this item will be sent, it turns out that the destination is Sago Nagari Koto Dalam Market, Pasar Sago District, Padang Pariaman Regency," he continued.

BNNP immediately developed this case and coordinated with BNNP North Sumatra. According to him, there are indeed a lot of drug shipments from Medan to a number of areas using expedition services.

"In West Sumatra there have been a number of similar cases found and one of our efforts is to educate the expedition services in this area and ask them to provide detectors to check the goods that will be sent through their expeditions," he said.

The perpetrator is suspected of Article 114 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 111 paragraph 1 in conjunction with 127 paragraph 1 of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics with a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment and a fine of Rp. 10 billion.