Police Will Check One Apartment Manager In Bekasi Regarding Cannabis Cultivation

Two suspected cannabis plant cultivators in the Bekasi area apartment/ Photo; Jehan/ VOI

JAKARTA - The police continue to investigate the case of cannabis cultivation in an apartment in the Bekasi City area.

South Jakarta Metro Police Deputy Chief AKBP Harun said his party would check the apartment manager. The goal is to find out about the supervision at the inn.

For information, the police arrested two perpetrators with the initials MM and AA on suspicion of distributing hydroponic marijuana plants. They were arrested in the Bekasi Apartment area, Wednesday, April 20.

"We will investigate that direction, this is still an investigation process, maybe we will develop it in that direction, how to monitor apartment residents," said Harun to reporters at the South Jakarta Metro Police, Friday, April 22.

Harun explained that the two perpetrators started an illegal business by buying marijuana seeds in 2019. Then they were cultivated until they finally circulated it in 2021.

"The first time he bought the seeds was in November and December 2019. One package was bought for 200 thousand, then in December 2019 he also bought 200 thousand," he said.

"From the results of this planting, the suspect has been circulating for approximately 8 months. The suspect has a profit of 40 million," he added.

For their actions, the two suspects will be subject to Article 114 paragraph 2 in conjunction with 111 paragraph 2 of Law No. 35 on Narcotics with a minimum sentence of 6 years and a maximum of 20 years in prison and a minimum fine of IDR 1 billion and a maximum of IDR 10 billion.