Arrest Dealers In Front Of Supermarkets, Pontianak Police Secure 1 Kg Of Crystal Methamphetamine

Illustration of an arrest. (Pixabay)

PONTIANAK - The Pontianak City Police (Polresta) Narcotics Unit, West Kalimantan Police arrested a narcotics dealer with the initials Arm while making a transaction with one kilogram of evidence.

"Personnel of the Pontianak Police Satnarkoba managed to secure a man who was carrying a large amount of crystal methamphetamine," said Pontianak Police Chief Kombes Pol Andi Herindra in a written statement, Tuesday, June 21.

He explained that in the arrest, his party confiscated 10 large transparent plastic items containing crystal methamphetamine with a total weight of one kilogram.

"This disclosure started from public information that someone was carrying a narcotics package, so we immediately carried out a series of investigations, and succeeded in arresting the suspect Arm in front of the Ligo Mitra Supermarket, Jalan Gajah Mada along with the evidence of the illicit goods," he said.

He added that during the interrogation the suspect Arm admitted that the items belonged to him which would be re-circulated in the Surabaya area, East Java.

"The suspect admitted that the illicit goods would be resold to East Java, namely in the city of Surabaya," he also said.

The suspect is threatened with Article 114 paragraph 3 and Article 112 paragraph 2 of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics with a maximum threat of the death penalty.

On that occasion, the Pontianak Police Chief appealed to all components of society to jointly declare war on drugs.

"Drugs of any kind, are very damaging to the future of the younger generation. We thank all the people who have been concerned about the harmful effects of drugs," he concluded.