Four Methamphetamine Dealers In Solok Arrested By Authorities After Becoming Targets Of Operation Based On Public Complaints

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JAKARTA - The Solok Police Narcotics Unit arrested four suspected dealers suspected of abusing crystal methamphetamine in Jorong Lembang, Nagari Koto Gadang Koto Anau, Lembang Jaya District, Solok Regency, West Sumatra.

Solok Police Chief AKBP Muari through Head of Narcotics Unit Inspector Oon Kurnia Illahi in Solok, Thursday said the four dealers, namely WR (33), a resident of Jorong Lembang Nagari Koto Anau, Lembang Jaya District, and AY (35), a resident of Jorong Timbulin Nagari Koto Anau, Lembang Jaya District.

Next, RD (23), a resident of Jorong Pakan Saturday Nagari Panyakalan, Kubung District, and EC (45), a resident of Jorong Pakan Saturday Nagari Panyangkalan, Kubung District, Solok Regency.

Oon explained that the arrest attempt began with public information that in Nagari Koto Gadang Koto Anau, Lembang Jaya District, there were youths who often abused methamphetamine.

After receiving this information, officers immediately carried out an investigation around the location where officers had the identities and characteristics of the perpetrators at 16.00 WIB.

Officers went straight to a house in Jorong Lembang Nagari Koto Gadang Koto Anau, Lembang Jaya District, Solok Regency.

Oon also explained that at that time officers carried out a raid on the house that had become the target and at that time two men with the initials RD (23) and EC (45) were arrested in the kitchen of the house.

"Then the officers found and arrested man AY (35) in the room that was still in the house, then at that time another man WR (33) was found who jumped from a window of the house but the officers were alert and managed to arrest the suspect”, he said.

His party carried out a search of the four suspects which was witnessed by witnesses and residents who had gathered at that time.

It turned out that during the search, a package of suspected crystal methamphetamine was found, wrapped in clear plastic clamps, in the right front pocket of the pants worn by the perpetrator, WR.

"Then officers also found a package suspected of being methamphetamine-type narcotics wrapped in clear plastic clamps which was found on the ground near the perpetrator WD when he was arrested," he said.

Officers also found evidence in the form of a package of suspected crystal methamphetamine wrapped in clear plastic clamps which was found inside a shoe located on a shoe rack in the house.

Apart from that, officers also found other evidence such as IDR 2 million in banknotes, one scale, one stuck bottle, two pipettes, four cellphones and one red-grey Nike brand shoe.

"All the evidence was confiscated by officers to be taken to the Solok Police office for further investigation," he said.