2 Years Of Marijuana Consumption In Bogor, Afghan Citizen Arrested By Police In Parking Place Of Worship

Bogor Police Chief AKBP Harun during a press conference revealed narcotics cases at the Police Headquarters, Cibinong (ANTARA)

BOGOR - The Bogor Police Narcotics Investigation Unit arrested an Afghan citizen with the initials AA (30) for possession of marijuana-type narcotics in the Puncak area, Ciawi, Bogor Regency, West Java.

"He has been in Indonesia for five years. To be precise, he lives in Ciburial Village, North Tugu Village, Cisarua District. We arrested him in the parking lot of a place of worship in Ciawi," said Bogor Police Chief AKBP Harun at the Cibinong Police Headquarters, Wednesday, August 25.

The immigrant from Afghanistan was arrested with evidence of 14.81 grams of marijuana at the end of July 2021. To the police, AA admitted to having consumed marijuana for about two years.

Harun said that AA obtained the marijuana from a person with the initials WH, from Banten who is now on the People's Wanted List (DPO).

In addition to AA, the Bogor Police also arrested four employees of a drug rehabilitation foundation and people with mental disorders in Cisarua District, with evidence of 1.97 grams of crystal methamphetamine. The four initials were RL, BR, BA and RF. They were arrested at Rest Area KM 39 Jagorawi Toll Road.

"They work at a drug rehabilitation foundation in Cisarua. According to their confession, they got the methamphetamine from a fellow employee of the foundation who had fled to Medan and are being chased," said Harun.

All suspects, including Afghan nationals, are charged with Article 114 paragraph 2 of Law 35 2009 with a penalty of five years imprisonment and a maximum fine of Rp. 10 billion.

"For foreigners, the punishment remains the same. The law in our country whoever does it, we are a criminal in Indonesia. It's still Indonesian law but we will coordinate with the country there," he said.