Polresta Palangka Raya Musnahkan 1 Kg Sabu, Dissolved Sanitizer

Deputy Head of Palangka Raya Police AKBP Andiyatna together with a number of other stakeholders destroyed 1 kilogram of crystal methamphetamine, Monday (20/3/2023). (ANTARA)

PALANGKARAYA - Palangka Raya Police, Central Kalimantan destroyed evidence of methamphetamine weighing more than one kilogram from a suspect with the initials AR (43). How to destroy it using cleaning fluid.

Deputy Chief of Police of Palangkaraya AKBP Andiyatna said based on data from the Narcotics Investigation Unit (Satresnarkoba) the Palangkaraya Police had confiscated narcotics of methamphetamine with a total of 1,142 grams from the suspect's hands.

"This is a form of our commitment in eradicating the circulation of any type of drug in our jurisdiction, therefore the evidence of methamphetamine belonging to the suspect is destroyed by more than 1 kilogram," he said.

The destruction of evidence belonging to suspect AR was put in a glass jar by dissolving it using water and mixed with floor cleaning liquid.

"Where, the disclosure of this narcotics crime was revealed on Jalan Hiu Putih IX, Bukit Tunggal Village, Jekan Raya District, Palangka Raya City," said Andiyatna.

The police officer with the rank of jasmine two said that the article alleged on AR, namely Article 114 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 112 paragraph (2) of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) Number 35 of 2009, concerning Narcotics with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

"The Palangka Raya Police will not provide space for even drug dealers, dealers and couriers to carry out their actions in our jurisdiction. We will be eradicated to the root of this drug trafficking," he explained.

Meanwhile, the 1999 Police Academy (Akpol) alumni also invited officials from the District Court, District Attorney's Office, BBPOM and BNNK Palangka Raya to continue collaborating in fighting drug trafficking in the local area to continue to grow.

"I hope that the Prosecutor's Office and the Palangka Raya City District Court can provide punishment according to their actions, thus providing a deterrent effect for drug criminals in the local area," said Andiyatna.