Police Failed Circulation Of One Kilogram Of Cannabis In Malang City, Drugs Ordered From Prison Inmates

Deputy Kapolresta Malang City AKBP Deny Heryanto (center) when he saw evidence in the form of 1.08 kilograms of dried marijuana. ANTARA/HO-Polresta Malang City Public Relations

MALANG - The Malang City Resort Police (Polresta) team thwarted the circulation of marijuana type narcotics by arresting one suspect with the initials MD (37) along with evidence in the form of dry marijuana weighing 1.08 kilograms. obtained marijuana through an order from someone who is in a correctional institution in Malang City. "The suspect ordered narcotics from a seller with the initials T, who is currently in prison in Malang City," Deny said, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, February 9. Deny explained , the suspect MD ordered the dried marijuana through the WhatsApp messaging application. Then, the seller who was in the correctional institution gave an order to someone to put marijuana using a mine system. According to him, someone put the marijuana under a tree in the Comboran area, Sukun District, Malang City. Suspect MD then circled around before finally taking the item wrapped in the black plastic bag. "Then the item was brought. Not long after, the Sukun Police were arrested. After a search, evidence was found that was brought by the perpetrator," he said. From the results of the arrest and search, the police managed to secure evidence in the form of an electric scale and a plastic bag containing 1.08 kilograms of marijuana and a cell phone belonging to the suspect.

Currently, the Malang City Police are still investigating and investigating the origin of the dried marijuana. It is suspected from the type of packaging used to wrap the marijuana, it most likely came from the Aceh region. As a result of his actions the suspect was charged with Article 111 paragraph 1 of Law no. 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics, with the threat of imprisonment for a minimum of four years and a maximum of 12 years and a maximum fine of Rp. 8 billion.