Sabu Courier Uses Ojol Attributes, BNN: Narcotics Syndicate Continues To Operate During Pandemic

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JAKARTA - Circulation of narcotics during the COVID-19 pandemic is increasingly massive in Jakarta. As revealed by the Narcotics Unit of the West Jakarta Metro Police.

The methamphetamine type of narcotics was successfully secured from the hands of a suspect with the initials DGA alias Cil (23) with online driver mode. From the suspect's car, the police confiscated 2 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine.

To the police, DGA alias Cil admitted that he had made transactions 6 times in the past year.

"The wages are IDR 5 million rupiah per one-time delivery of 1 kilogram of crystal methamphetamine. If you send 2 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, the wages will be 10 million," said the perpetrator.

From the results of the investigation, the perpetrator was an online taxi driver. He got the evidence of the methamphetamine type of narcotics from a shabu dealer with the initials MA (DPO). MA was also ordered by the right hand of the big city Sanu with the initials ME (DPO).

"We received information that the goods are planned to be circulated in the Jakarta area on the instructions of the ME (DPO)," said West Jakarta Deputy Chief of Police AKBP Bismo Teguh, Thursday, August 12.

West Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Head Kompol Danang Setiyo Pambudi Sukarno explained that the perpetrator's role was as a drug courier where the perpetrator was controlled by a DPO with the initials ME.

"Currently, we are looking for ME perpetrators who are the top network that controls the network," he said.

The suspect DGA alias Cil is threatened with Article 114 paragraph 2 subsidiary 112 paragraph 2 UURI No. 35 of 2009 concerning narcotics with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

Responding to the widespread circulation of methamphetamine, the Deputy for the Eradication of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) RI Arman Depari gave the spotlight.

Arman appealed to the public to remain vigilant against the current COVID-19 pandemic situation. The reason is, the circulation and abuse of narcotics continues to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic situation.

"Don't forget that in the current situation, we must be vigilant against drug trafficking and abuse in our area and among our families," he told VOI, Thursday, August 12.