JAKARTA - The police thwarted seven attempts to smuggle narcotics into Jakarta over the past two months. Almost all of them use the mode of delivery via courier services.
"There are seven cases of disclosure of narcotics of the type of marijuana and shabu from Sumatra networks through the expedition route," said Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police Kombes Yusri Yunus to reporters, Friday, September 24.
From the smuggling failure, it was recorded that 22.3 kilograms of marijuana and 22.2 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine were confiscated. Then, nine people with the initials USM (35), FR (24), RR (35), ADM (37), MI (25), PI (33), DG (23), RN (30) and FP (31) were assigned as a suspect.
The first thwarted smuggling attempt occurred on July 19, 2021. A suspect with the initials ADM was arrested at the expedition office on Jalan S Parman, West Jakarta with evidence of two packages of crystal methamphetamine weighing 538 grams.
The second case occurred on 5 and 6 August 2021 in the Bogor area, West Java. Where, the man with the initials DG was arrested with evidence of five packages of methamphetamine weighing 2,076 grams.
"On August 25 in the Cengkaeng area, West Jakarta, FR (24) and MI (25) secured 1,000 grams of marijuana, then carried out development on Mount Sindur, Bogor, West Java, obtained 500 grams of marijuana," said Yusri.
Furthermore, the police also arrested one suspect with the initials RN in the Bogor area on September 7, 2021. During this arrest, 3.131 grams of marijuana were confiscated.
Not long after, the West Jakarta Metro Police again thwarted an attempt to smuggle narcotics on September 13. The man with the initials RR was arrested with evidence of 4.411 grams of marijuana to be sent to Malang, East Java, via an expedition service in the Kemayoran area, Central Jakarta.
Then it was developed to Malang. As a result, the police arrested PI and confiscated a package of cannabis totaling 5.307 grams. In addition, 5,000 grams of marijuana packages belonging to DPO LB (50) were also found.
The redevelopment was carried out which bore fruit with the arrest of the suspect FP on September 16. During the arrest in Bekasi, West Java, the police found 2.201 grams of marijuana and 0.91 grams of crystal methamphetamine.
Lastly, said Yusri, his party also thwarted efforts to smuggle narcotics from the Aceh network. In this disclosure, the mode used is through the intercity interprovincial bus service (AKAP) at the Kampung Rambutan Bus Terminal, East Jakarta.
"We secured brother USM (35) and confiscated 19 packages of methamphetamine weighing 19.658 grams," said Yusri.
With this series of arrests, the suspects are currently charged with Article 114 paragraph (2) subsidiary Article 112 paragraph (2) subsidiary Article 111 paragraph (2) junto Article 132 of RI Law number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics with a maximum criminal sentence of 20 years.
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