Unsold Ecstasy Concoction Becomes Mixed Sachet Coffee, Police Arrest Couple In Medan

Medan Police Chief Kombes Riko Sunarko is exposed to drug cases

MEDAN - A husband and wife couple from Medan were arrested by the police from their home on Jalan Budi Victory, West Medan. The couple was caught making a cottage industry for drugs.

The husband, J (30) and his wife, MC (17) admitted that they received raw materials for ecstasy that did not sell well from a nightclub to be reprocessed into a sachet of coffee mixture.

The Medan Police Chief, Kombes Riko Sunarko, explained that the two suspects shared roles.

Suspect J, played a role in mixing coffee that had been mixed with crushed ecstasy and at the same time buying ecstasy that was not sold at entertainment venues. Meanwhile, his wife, MC, plays a role in delivering the narcotics to consumers.

"In carrying out this illegal business practice, both of them use 5 different accounts including accounts belonging to their parents. Both are also known to use online buying and selling application services on the internet to deliver goods," he said.

Apart from ecstasy-mixed coffee, other evidence was also seized from the two of them, such as 5.2 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 173 ecstasy pills of various brands. Then, 1205 H5 pills, 39 bottles of liquid keytamine, 168 small packets of powdered keytamine, 3 units of electric scales, 208 rolled marijuana cigarettes, 168 pills of alprazolam.

"Both of them have been carrying out this forbidden practice for 2 years. The profit earned each month can reach Rp. 15 million," he said.

In addition, the Meedan Police also managed to uncover two other cases, namely, the circulation of 3.1 kg of heroin from Malaysia brought from Aceh which is planned to be circulated in Medan.

In this case, the Drug Investigation Unit team arrested two suspects, ANS (35) a resident of Aceh Tamiang Regency and MAN (41) a resident of Medan City.

The other case involved the disclosure of 800 grams of methamphetamine, 35 H5 pill boards and 1 electric scale belonging to the suspect, IS (52) a resident of the Tasbih II Complex, Tanjung Sari Village, Medan Sunggal District.

After the presentation, all narcotic evidence that was successfully secured from various cases was destroyed in a mobile incinerator belonging to the BNNP of North Sumatra.