Police Arrest Six Cannabis Distributors In Banyumas

Police secure 2.5 kg of marijuana/Photo: Antara

PURWOKERTO - The Banyumas City Police Drug Investigation Unit (Polresta) Banyumas, Central Java, revealed the circulation of 2.52 kilograms of marijuana and 7.49 methamphetamine during Operation Shining Candi 2022 which was held on 9-28 February 2022. "During the operation, we were successful. revealed six targets of the operation with eight suspects," said Chief of the Banyumas Police Commissioner Edy Suranta Sitepu during a press conference regarding the results of the 2022 Candi Shining Operation at the Banyumas Police Headquarters, Purwokerto, Banyumas Regency, Tuesday, March 8. marijuana weighing 2,520 grams (2.52 kilograms), methamphetamine weighing 7.49 grams, one unit of a Colt T120SS minibus, four motorcycles, seven cell phones, and three automatic teller machines (ATMs). evidence in the form of marijuana weighing 2.52 kilograms is currently still in the process of being examined at the Forensic Laboratory of the Semarang Branch. Of the eight suspects, he said, three of them were will be recidivist and involved in the distribution network of marijuana weighing 2.52 kilograms, namely EP (45), GA (37), and PA (26), all residents of Banyumas Regency, with the scene of the marijuana case being in Ajibarang and Pekuncen Districts, Banyumas .

"Based on the confessions of the three suspects, the marijuana evidence was obtained from someone who is still in the process of being investigated and being chased," he said. regarding Narcotics with a maximum penalty of 12 years in prison and/or Article 114 Paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Regarding the 7.49 grams of crystal methamphetamine, the Head of Police said that involving five suspects, namely EP (33), a resident of Cilacap Regency, and ES (38), IM (27), AK (23), and SW (28), a resident of Banyumas Regency. in North Purwokerto sub-district as many as one incident and in South Purwokerto three incidents. He said the five suspects in the shabu-shabu case would be processed according to Article 112 Paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics with threats of h "We from the Banyumas Police will continue to investigate and eradicate narcotics crimes so that not only in this operation, we will continue to carry out eradication of narcotics crimes," he said. parents to supervise their children more so they don't fall into drug abuse. the applicable law," said the Chief of Police.