School Guard In Mamuju Arrested For Drug Case

Mamuju Police Chief Kombes Iskandar (ANTARA/HO/PR Mamuju Police)

MAMUJU - The Mamuju Police Narcotics Investigation Unit Team, West Sulawesi, arrested a school guard because he was found to be storing crystal methamphetamine.

Mamuju Police Chief Kombes Iskandar confirmed the disclosure of a drug abuse case involving a school guard in Tapalang District.

"The school guard with the initials IR (37) was arrested at his house in Ahu Village, Tapalang District, Mamuju Regency, on Sunday (19/3)," Iskandar said as reported by ANTARA, Monday, March 20.

From the hands of IR, said the Kapolresta, the police confiscated evidence in the form of a package suspected of containing crystal methamphetamine and IDR 400,000 in cash from selling methamphetamine.

"This disclosure was based on information from the public which said that IR often made transactions and consumed drugs. Based on that information, an investigation was carried out until the Opsnal Satresnarkoba team finally succeeded in arresting the school guard along with evidence," explained Iskandar.

From the results of the Kapolresta's further investigation, the school guard admitted that he ordered crystal methamphetamine from someone in Polewali Mandar Regency.

"From IR's confession, the methamphetamine was ordered from someone in Polewali Mandar, and then the perpetrators consumed and distributed the illicit goods to the people in Tapalang," explained Iskandar.

According to Iskandar, the school guard has been named a suspect and charged with Article 112 paragraph (1) a subsidiary of Article 114 paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics with a minimum sentence of 4 years and a maximum of 20 years in prison.

"We are still carrying out intensive checks on IR to carry out investigation development," said Iskandar.