2 Drug Dealers In West Pasaman Do Not Move When Ambushed By Police On The Road

The West Pasaman Police Narcotics Satreskrim when arresting two perpetrators suspected of trafficking methamphetamine on Monday (20/11/2023). Between/HO-Humas West Pasaman Police.

SIMPANG FOUR - West Pasaman Resort Police, West Sumatra, arrested two men with the initials RK (33) and MH (37) who were suspected of distributing methamphetamine in Jorong Batang Lapu Nagari Parit, Koto Balingka District. "We arrested the two perpetrators on Monday. Now we have only exposed them because previously there was a case development," said West Pasaman Police Narcotics Unit Head AKP Eri Yanto at Simpang Empat, Antara, Tuesday, November 21. The two perpetrators were arrested on the side of the public road, Jorong Batang Lapu Nagari Parit, Koto Balingka District, West Pasaman Regency. "The two perpetrators were arrested based on reports from the public," he said. According to him, after receiving a public report, the Narcotics Satresnal Team immediately moved to the location to follow up. When he arrived at the police location, he suspected that two men were riding a black Yamaha Vega motorcycle without a police number. "Beranggir 300 meter, dua orang pria yang mengenai sepeda motor tersebut, berhenti di sebuah bangunan rumah yang belum jadi," ucapnya. After that, the Opsnal Team immediately approached the two men, while one of them was already standing on a motorbike. Subsequently, officers ambushed and arrested one of the perpetrators, while the other wanted to escape to the highway. "One of the perpetrators tried to escape from the chase by the field Prov officers, but was successfully secured by alert personnel," he explained. His party immediately contacted the head of the local jorong (head of the hamlet) to witness the search of the two perpetrators. The police found a package of methamphetamine in the pocket of the front left of the perpetrator RK. According to the perpetrator MH, the methamphetamine was brought together with the perpetrator RK from Air Bangis, Sungai Beremas District, which is planned to be sold and circulated in the Jorong Batang Lapu Nagari Parit area, Koto Balingka District. From the hands of the perpetrators, officers confiscated evidence in the form of a package of suspected methamphetamine wrapped in a clear plastic clip, a Pirek glass wrapped in cigarette lead paper, a box of Dji Sam Soe cigarettes, one piece of blue Levis trousers, a Yamaha Vega motorcycle with no black police number. The two perpetrators have now been taken to the West Pasaman Police Headquarters for further investigation.

"For their actions, the two perpetrators were charged with Article 115 paragraph (1) Jo 114 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 112 paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics," he said.