Disguised As Buyers, Police Arrest Dealers Of 700 Koplo Pills In Serang

Police secured hundreds of Koplo pills from the hands of 25-year-old travelers in Serang, Banten. (Photo: Doc. Serang Police)

JAKARTA - A young man with the initials GR (25) was arrested by the Serang Police Narcotics Unit for being caught distributing Koplo pills.

A man from Serdang Village, Serang District, was arrested with evidence of 700 tramadol and hexymer pills.

Serang Police Chief AKBP Yudha Satria said suspect GR was arrested on Jalan Raya Ciruas-Petir, Walantaka District, Serang City.

"Officers cover buyers or disguise themselves as buyers. The suspected Narcotics Unit managed to secure more than 700 tramadol and hexymer pills found in small bags," said AKBP Yudha, Sunday, May 28.

AKBP Yudha explained that the perpetrator with the initials GR was arrested based on a follow-up to public reports of coplo pill transactions that were often carried out by the perpetrators.

Armed with this information, the Narcotics Satres personnel then set a strategy by undercovering buyers by ordering drugs from GR suspects.

After the agreement was reached, the undercover officers immediately arrested the suspect.

"From the hands of the suspect GR, the officers managed to secure 692 hexymer pills and 95 tramadol pills. In addition to drugs, Rp. 70,000 in cash, cellphones and small bags were also secured," he said.

The suspect and the evidence were then taken to the Serang Police Headquarters for examination.

Meanwhile, according to the suspect GR's confession, the perpetrator admitted that he had been in the drug business for one month.

The perpetrators argued that the benefits were used for the necessities of life because they did not have a job.

"The suspect admitted to buying medicine from SG (DPO), a resident of Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, for Rp. 800,000. The suspect admitted that he had only been doing the Koplo pill business for 1 month because he was pressed for economic needs," he said.

As a result of his actions, suspect GR was charged with Article 197 in conjunction with Article 196 of Law Number 36 of 2009 concerning Health with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a fine of IDR 1.5 billion.