3 Cross-Provincial Dealers Arrested In Bengkulu, The Mode Is To Bring Methamphetamine To Disguise As TNI

JAKARTA - The Bengkulu Regional Police arrested three suspected drug dealers of cross-provincial methamphetamine. They used the mode of disguise as fake TNI members when they brought methamphetamine to Bengkulu.

"The arrests were made on November 6, 2023 and the three suspects were F (43) a resident of Air Napal Subdistrict, North Bengkulu Regency, SA (36) and U (53) a resident of Pekanbaru, Riau Province, who is a recidivist of a similar case", said Deputy Director of Narcotics at the Bengkulu Police AKBP Tonny Kurniawan when delivering a release at the Bengkulu Police Headquarters, Friday, November 10, confiscated by Antara.

Tonny explained that the three suspects were arrested while transacting drugs at suspect F's house on Jalan Desa Bembah, Air Napal District, North Bengkulu Regency.

From the arrest, his party confiscated evidence in the form of two ounces of methamphetamine-type narcotics worth IDR 150 million, two large packages of methamphetamine, three small packages of methamphetamine, one digital scale, three units of Android mobile phones and one unit of Daihatsu Sigra Merk car.

"From the results of the investigation of the perpetrators, the evidence of methamphetamine was brought by the perpetrators from Bukit Tinggi City, West Sumatra Province as much as two ounces. Which will be sold to the North Bengkulu Regency and Bengkulu City", he said.

Based on the interrogation, the suspects used the mode of pretending to be like the authorities when they brought methamphetamine to Bengkulu. Suspect U disguised himself as a fake TNI member wearing a typical police shirt to trick police officers.

"So the US suspect is trying to trick the officers by claiming to be a member of the TNI, so that on the way to carrying the illicit goods he feels safe", explained Head of Sub-Directorate I of the Narcotics Directorate, Bengkulu Regional Police, AKBP Joan Verdianto.

For their actions, the three suspects are threatened with multiple articles, namely Article 114 paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 Year

2009 concerning Narcotics with the threat of life imprisonment or imprisonment for a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years and a fine of at least IDR 1 billion and a maximum of IDR 10 billion.

Furthermore, Article 112 paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics with a minimum imprisonment of four years and a maximum of 12 years and a fine of at least IDR 800 million and a maximum of IDR 8 billion.