Police Again Raid Ambon Village Regarding Drug Reports

JAKARTA - The Taman Sari Sector Police (Polsek) carried out another raid at the Permata Complex or Ambon Village, Cengkareng, West Jakarta. The activity was carried out following reports from the public regarding suspected drug trafficking activities of methamphetamine.

"We carried out the raids because it was based on public information," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Taman Sari Police, AKP Roland Olaf Ferdinand quoting Antara, Tuesday, June 7.

Initially, the police received reports from the public regarding cases of narcotics trafficking in their area.

Based on this information, investigators carried out developments until they finally led to the Ambon Village area, Cengkareng.

The police finally raided the area and examined several boarding houses suspected of being places for narcotics transactions.

From some of the boarding houses, his party secured several packages of methamphetamine ready to be circulated as well as Rp. 34 million in cash.

However, the police did not find the owner of the illicit goods because the house was not occupied.

In addition, the police also arrested three people suspected of being involved in narcotics transaction activities in Ambon Village.

The three people consisting of JK, S and NS were arrested not far from the location of the raid on the boarding house.

"There is no evidence of methamphetamine from these three people, but it is suspected that they knew. It was in their hangar that someone was playing drugs," explained Roland.

Roland confirmed that he would examine the three people to ascertain their role in the shabu distribution activity.