Police Arrest 22 Bandars And Narcotics Couriers In 10 Days, Marijuana And Ecstasy Pills Arrested

The suspects in cases of drugs and illegal limited hard drugs arrested by the Sukabumi City Police Narcotics Unit during Operation Antik Lodaya 2023. Between/Aditya Rohman

The Sukabumi City Police have arrested 22 suspects in narcotics abuse cases from 10 days from July 24 to August 2, 2023.

Sukabumi City Police Chief AKBP Ari Setyawan Wibowo said those arrested by drug dealers and couriers as well as illegal drugs.

"During the Antiquities Operation, we succeeded in uncovering 16 cases of illicit trafficking and drug abuse with 22 suspects arrested," he said in Sukabumi, Wednesday, August 9, which was confiscated by Antara. Of the 22 suspects, the police confiscated 107.23 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 90 ecstasy pills, 897.53 grams of marijuana, 274 psychotropic pills, 28,395 pills of limited hard drugs of the types Tramadol HCI and Hexymer.

Furthermore, one shabu-shabu or bong suction device was also secured, 20 mobile phones and Rp772 thousand in cash.

During the Antiquities Operation, his party managed to arrest two people who had long been targeted for surgery (TO), namely FP with evidence of marijuana plants weighing approximately 800.32 grams.

Then, AP with evidence of marijuana of approximately 10.22 grams and limited hard drugs of 117 pills.

Furthermore, officers also managed to arrest a large dealer of methamphetamine with the initials RS. From the suspect 66.62 grams of crystal methamphetamine and 90 pills of ecstasy were confiscated. The hospital is a recidivist who has only been released from prison for a few weeks.

"The police are still developing this case to uncover other drug trafficking networks and suppliers of illicit goods to the suspects. Because every suspect in a drug case usually has his own network," he added.

The modus operandi of the suspects in distributing drugs and drugs is limited to the hands of consumers by meeting directly and sticking with directions using maps to buyers.

Ari said that on average these suspects were couriers, dealers and dealers for three months to one year. The success of uncovering this drug trafficking case, the Sukabumi City Police managed to save approximately 30 thousand people from the dangers of drugs.

The suspect in a drug case was charged with Article 112 (1), 112 (2), 114 (1), 114 (2) of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics with a maximum penalty of 12 years in prison.

Then for the suspect in the psychotropic case, he was charged with Article 62 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 5/1997 concerning Psychotropics with the threat of imprisonment for a maximum of five years.

For suspects in cases of illegal limited drug trafficking, they were charged with Article 196, 197 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 36/2009 concerning Health with a maximum threat of 15 years in prison.