Become A Drug Dealer, A Hamlet Head In Bengkulu Is Wanted By The Police

Evidence of drug trafficking revealed by the Rejang Lebong Police in a rural area in the area a few days ago (Rejang Lebong Police Doc)

REJANG LEBONG, BENGKULU - The Rejang Lebong Police, Bengkulu, is currently hunting for the head of the hamlet (kadus) in the area who is suspected of being involved in a drug trafficking case.

Rejang Lebong Police Chief AKBP Puji Prayitno through the Head of the Narcotics Investigation Unit, Iptu Susilo, said that the village apparatus involved in drug trafficking was discovered after the disclosure of a drug case in Lawang Agung Village, Sindang Beliti Ulu District, on August 25, 2021 with evidence of 1 kg of marijuana and dozens of packages. small amount of methamphetamine.

"Currently, officers are still searching for two other suspects who are still at large, one of whom has the initials Ra, 28 years old, who is the Head of Dusun V, Lawang Agung Village, Sindang Beliti Ulu District," said Iptu Susilo, reported by Antara, Sunday, August 29.

He explained that this person was suspected of being a drug dealer in the area after the arrest of RP (25) a resident of Karang Pinang Village, Sindang Beliti Ulu District who was still a student at one of the private universities in Lubuklinggau City, South Sumatra, during a raid a few days ago. Meanwhile, the suspect Ra along with Ri (25) residents of Lubuk Alai Village, Sindang Beliti Ulu District managed to escape. The head of the village, he said, apart from being the owner of the house that was used as a transaction location and at the same time as a place to consume drugs, was also recorded as a recidivist for a general crime that several Last year, he was languishing in prison Class II A Curup.

Meanwhile, the evidence in the form of dried marijuana that was secured was suspected to be a local plant, this was seen from the shape that was not yet dry and the marks of uneven cuts. As for the type of methamphetamine, it is suspected that it came from the Lubuklinggau City area, South Sumatra.

For his actions, the suspect RP was snared by investigators for violating Article 112 paragraph (1) of Law No. 35/2009 on narcotics, which carries a penalty of up to 12 years in prison and a minimum fine of Rp. 800 million and a maximum of Rp. 8 billion.

Furthermore, the two people who are still being sought are charged with articles 114 and 112 of Law No. 35/2009, concerning narcotics with a penalty of