Police Thwart The Circulation Of 4 Kg Of Crystal Methamphetamine In East Kalimantan

BALIKPAPAN - Police officers in East Kalimantan managed to thwart the circulation of 4 kg of crystal methamphetamine by arresting two suspected traffickers of the illicit goods in two different places. First, the police ambushed AS (29 years), a resident of Kutai Kartanegara, in the Graha Indah area, Jalan Soekarno-Hatta, North Balikpapan, on Monday (30/5). From this action, the police managed to confiscate more than 2 kg of crystal methamphetamine. "We found it in the backpack that the suspect was carrying when he was arrested," said Balikpapan Police Chief Kombes Thirdy Hadmiarso as reported by Antara, Tuesday, May 31. The methamphetamine was wrapped like a tea bag. wrapped in aluminum foil, and wrapped again in bubble wrap. When weighed, the police found the total weight of the methamphetamine was 2.102 grams. To the police, AS also admitted that someone with the initials KS was ordered to sell it in Balikpapan.

The Directorate of Drug Investigation (Ditreskoba) of the East Kalimantan Police also arrested a man on Jalan Rapak Indah, Sungai Kunjang, Samarinda. The police followed and then arrested him on suspicion that he was carrying drugs. "We got evidence in the form of 2 kg of crystal methamphetamine," said Director of Reskba Polda Kaltim Kombes Rickynaldo. The methamphetamine was packaged in two large packages, he said. Meanwhile, the two disclosures at the end of May added to the long list of suspects and evidence available to the police regarding cases of drug abuse and distribution.

In Balikpapan alone, from last January to mid-May, the police arrested 36 people, with 2 of them women, who acted as dealers in the illicit drug business in the form of methamphetamine and marijuana.

Drug cases also occur not only in Balikpapan and Samarinda, two major cities in East Kalimantan, but also become targets for circulation in Bontang, Tanjung Redeb-Berau, and even North Penajam Paser.