Madiun City Police Arrest 10 Suspects In Drug And Drug Cases

Madiun City Police Chief AKBP Dewa Putu Eka Darmawan together with his staff showed evidence when releasing the disclosure of drug trafficking cases / Antara

MADIUN - The Narcotics Investigation Unit of the Madiun City Police, East Java, arrested as many as 10 suspects in drug and hard drug abuse cases during January to early February 2022.

Madiun City Police Chief AKBP Dewa Putu Eka Darmawan said the suspects were arrested from a number of locations and some were development cases.

"According to the data, eight suspects were arrested in the Taman District, one in the Kartoharjo District, and one in the Manguharjo District," said AKBP Dewa during a press conference at the Madiun City Police Headquarters, reported by Antara, Tuesday, February 8.

As for the evidence that was secured from the 10 suspects various kinds, namely methamphetamine drugs weighing 6.42 grams, 50 hard drugs in the form of Double L pills, and 95 hard drugs of the type "Trihexyphenidyl".

Of the total 10 suspects, some are users and some are dealers or couriers. Allegedly, the target sales of these drugs are students. Head of the Madiun City Police Narcotics Investigation Unit, AKP Aris Harianto, added that the arrested suspects were from Madiun City, Madiun Regency, Magetan, Bojonegoro, and Nganjuk.

Meanwhile, the mode of distribution of illegal drugs carried out by the suspect is by being mined. Based on the results of the investigation, the illicit goods came from a number of areas in Central Java.

"So in the Madiun area here it is only for transit. It's like there are buyers, so there are no goods that are 'sticky' here and the controller is outside the city," said AKP Aris.

Currently, the suspects and the evidence have been detained by the police for further legal proceedings.

The suspects in the drug case are charged with Article 114 paragraph (1) subsidiary to Article 112 paragraph (1) of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison. Meanwhile, the suspect of abuse of hard drugs is charged with Article 196 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 36 of 2009 concerning Health.