NTB Police Arrest Two Drug Dealers And Secure Evidence Of Six Bags Of Methamphetamine

NTB Police arrest two drug dealers/Photo: Antara

MATARAM - West Nusa Tenggara Regional Police officers secured 1 ounce of methamphetamine from the arrest of two men suspected of being involved in a drug trafficking network in Mataram City. Daily Executor of Head of Sub Division II of the Directorate of Drug Investigation of the NTB Police Commissioner Harjanto Saksono in Mataram, Tuesday 14 June , said his party arrested the two men with the initials DP (32) and AAI (28) from different locations. "Initially we arrested DP and continued development by arresting AAI," said Harjanto, quoted by Antara. Mataram City, namely in Jatisela Village, Gunungsari District, West Lombok Regency. The police arrested DP, he explained, based on the results of the follow-up to the development of information in the field. DP's role was revealed as a member of a drug trafficking network in the Mataram area. From DP's arrest last weekend, the police confiscated six clear plastic clips containing methamphetamine. The gross weight is 2.43 grams. (ATM) belongs to DP. "As a result of DP's arrest, we received information that the origin of the goods was from the Mataram area, the initials AAI," he said.

Based on this information, the Subbid Team 2 of the Narcotics Directorate of the NTB Police moved to trace the whereabouts of AAI until it was discovered that he was in a boarding house located at East Mataram Village, Mataram District, Mataram City. from his waist bag, it contained 22 packets of crystal methamphetamine," said Harjanto. With the revelation of the role of AAI and DP as suspected members of the drug trafficking network in Mataram City, he confirmed that his party was still continuing to develop. "Through the evidence we found, There is a strong suspicion that they have other members in drug trafficking. So now the team is still exploring other roles," he said. Furthermore, DP and AAI are now behind bars in the NTB Police detention room. Harjanto confirmed that both of them had the status of suspects according to the suspicion of Article 112 paragraph 2 and/or Article 114 paragraph 2 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 35/2009 concerning Narcotics.