The Circulation Of Colorful Crystal Meth In Indonesia

Illustration (Photo: JOSHUA COLEMAN on Unsplash)

JAKARTA - The South Jakarta Metro Police revealed the circulation of red crystal methamphetamine-type drugs on Monday, June 15. The husband and wife with the initials YSR and AR are the dealers of the red crystal meth.

From the location of the arrest in one of the boarding rooms in the Cipete Utara area, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, three packages of red crystal meth weighing 49.1 grams were confiscated as evidence.

Not only red, but green crystal meth is also circulating in Indonesia. This is evidenced by the disclosure made by the Mojokerto Police. A total of 80 grams of green crystal methamphetamine were confiscated from dealers and dealers.

In fact, green shabu is priced higher than usual. For per gram, this green shabu is priced at IDR 1.5 million. Meanwhile, ordinary crystal meth is only IDR 1.2 million.

Karo PR of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), Brigadier General Sulistyo Pudjo said, there is no big difference between the colored shabu and shabu in general. So far, the only noticeable difference is the color.

"(The difference, red) is only the color," said Pudjo to VOI, Wednesday, June 17.

Pudjo said, color is not the most important. But the content and composition of these drugs. This is because it is the main benchmark regarding the effects and destructive power when consumed.

"The content and composition of its purity are important," he said.

The alleged mode of smuggling

Separately, the Head of the DKI Jakarta BNNP, Brigadier General Tagam Sinaga, said that the methamphetamine was suspected to be only a smuggling mode. This is because coloring the prohibited items is expected to be able to trick the officers.

"Maybe it was made another color in order or by tricking the officers," said Tagam.

However, he could not comment much on the other colors of crystal meth. "It must be proven scientifically through laboratory examinations," said Tagam.

Best quality

Launching kompas.com, the circulation of red methamphetamine has actually occurred since several years ago or to be precise in 2013 ago. Sabu with color is called the best quality when compared to others.

Kombes Nugroho Aji, who was then the Director (Ditresnarkoba) of Polda Metro Jaya, said that methamphetamine narcotics were divided into three types. The division is based on the color of the shabu which reflects the purification results of the precursor material extract.

The three types of methamphetamine are white or ice, yellow ice, and blue ice. In the three types of crystal meth, the blue color has the best quality.

"Blue ice is the most expensive shabu-shabu compared to the other two. Blue shabu-shabu is considered to be of better quality than others and is considered better by the wearer," Nugroho said, Sunday, December 1, 2013.

However, as time went on, red crystal meth appeared. In fact, the quality is said to be far above blue crystal meth or ice blue. The existence or reduction of red crystal methamphetamine is also classified as rare because of the higher price and the limited production process.

Red crystal meth began to bloom in recent years. At first, red crystal meth was found in China and South America or Latin America.

"And now it is starting to enter Indonesia and fortunately we managed to reveal it and stopped its circulation," said Nugroho.