Enjoying Methamphetamine At The Palm Oil Plantation, Young Man In West Sumatra Arrested By Police

Members of the West Pasaman Police Gold River Police while arresting one of the methamphetamine narcotics dealers in the Berema River (DOK ANTARA)

PASAMAN BARAT - Operational Team (Opsnal) of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the West Pasaman Police, West Sumatra arrested two men with the initials UU (23) and FD (43) who were suspected of being methamphetamine dealers. "We secured the two perpetrators on the same day in two different places last Saturday. Today we just published it because yesterday there was an effort to develop it," said Sungai Beremas Police Chief AKP Efriadi at Simpang Empat, Antara, Monday, June 19. The two perpetrators were arrested based on reports and complaints from the public during Friday Curhat activities carried out by the Beremas River Police which were already restless regarding the illicit trafficking of methamphetamine in Jorong Kampung Padang Utara and Jorong Pasar Pokan Nagari Air Bangis, Sungai Beremas District. Receiving the report, officers left for the location to conduct an investigation on Saturday (17/6) at around 15.30 WIB and received information that the perpetrator was sitting behind a resident's house, precisely in an oil palm plantation in Angle 90 Jorong Kampung Padang Utara Nagari Air Bangis. After conducting an investigation and reconnaissance at a resident's oil palm plantation in Jorong Kampung Padang Utara, the police saw three people sitting in the oil palm plantation. Furthermore, a number of police moved quickly to approach him. Seeing the arrival of the officers, the three people immediately fled and managed to secure one perpetrator with the initials, known to have the initials UU. "Officers immediately searched the perpetrators of the law which was witnessed by local officials and confiscated evidence in the form of a small package suspected of containing methamphetamine-type narcotics wrapped in clear plastic clips, four small clear plastic pieces and one pirex glass" he explained. AKP Efriadi explained, based on information obtained by officers, the three perpetrators often consumed methamphetamine at the place. When officers arrived, the perpetrators tried to escape and threw away evidence suspected of being methamphetamine, three meters from the location where the perpetrators consumed methamphetamine. " “ We have pocketed the identity of the other perpetrators, we urge other perpetrators to surrender to the police. We will take firm action against the shabu dealers. We will seriously reveal it until the Sungai Beremas sub-district is declared Zero Narcotics," he said. Not long after, officers again received information from the public that there was a narcotics transaction of methamphetamine near Air Bangis Jorong Pasar Pokan, Nagari Air Bangis. The Opsnal team immediately moved quickly to carry out investigations and reconnaissance at the location. Arriving at the location, officers saw a man who was walking around looking for something at the Bangis Jorong Pasar Pokan High School sign, Nagari Air Bangis, Sungai Beremas District. "At around 21.30 WIB, officers found a man who was monitoring at the intersection of SMA Air and was suspected of looking for something on a stone near the sign written by SMA Air Bangis," he said. Seeing the suspicious movement of the man, the police immediately approached him and saw the arrival of the male officer trying to escape but swiftly the officers managed to arrest him. It is known that the man has the initials FD (43) who works as a fisherman on a daily basis. "From the results of the search of the perpetrators witnessed by the Head of Jorong and the head of the local youth, officers found and confiscated evidence in the form of seven small packages suspected of containing methamphetamine-type narcotics wrapped in clear plastic clips stored in candy bottles, a white tissue paper, a blue box. a white combination, one unit of a gray cellphone, "he explained. The perpetrator also admitted that the methamphetamine type narcotics was the order that was planned to be circulated again. Currently, the two perpetrators have been taken to the West Pasaman Police and for further investigation, they will be handed over to the West Pasaman Police Narcotics Investigation Unit investigators. The Head of the West Pasaman Police Narcotics Investigation Unit, AKP Eriyanto, will investigate and pursue other perpetrators involved in this case, considering that the perpetrators are major dealers in Sungai Beremas District. "We urge the public to cooperate in providing information regarding the whereabouts of other perpetrators who are fugitives, no matter how small the information from the public, we will receive and follow up," he said.

For their actions, investigators ensnared the two perpetrators with multiple articles, Article 114 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 112 paragraph (1) of Law number 35 of 2009 concerning narcotics.