Police Foil The Smuggling Of 11 Kilograms Of Methamphetamine In Car Tires

Suspected sabu town in Jakarta arrested/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Central Jakarta Metro Police revealed a case of methamphetamine weighing 11 kilograms with 4 suspects. This disclosure began with the development of the previous case, namely the arrest of a drug dealer in the Beji area, Depok, last Saturday, January 15. From there it progressed until the arrest of another suspect was on Sunday, January 16, then. "Regarding the disclosure of this case, investigators have named four suspects with the initials CLU (27), AP (25), RM (24), and F (29)," said Head of Public Relations of the Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Pol Endra Zulpan to reporters, Friday 28 January.

Zulpan said, it all started from the information received about the circulation of methamphetamine. The team then conducted an investigation and managed to arrest the suspect. "So this evidence of methamphetamine was brought by the suspect from Aceh, with a four-wheeled vehicle and shabu was put in a tire," he said. Zulpan said the team was also able to arrest the perpetrators with the initials CLU and AP when they arrived in Beji, Depok on Saturday, January 15, at around 15.30 WIB. "When searched, evidence was found in the form of narcotics of methamphetamine weighing 10.29 kg, a black bag, cellphone, an Avanza car, and a tire used to store methamphetamine," he said. Then the team again managed to arrest another suspect at the Pancoran Apartment, South Jakarta on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 18.30 WIB. The evidence seized was 1.23 grams of methamphetamine, 3 weighing scales, empty plastic clips, mobile phones, and apartment access cards. "The team managed to arrest other suspects with the initials F and RM, suspect RM as the person who ordered suspects CLU and AP to take methamphetamine narcotics," he said.