JAKARTA - The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimsus) of the West Java (Jabar) Police has arrested five hoarders who sell drugs for handling COVID-19 at exorbitant prices. The five people had the initials ESF, MH, IC, SM and NH.
"Disclosure of drug dealer networks that are sold on HET and of course without a distribution permit," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation at the West Java Police Kombes Arif Rahman at the West Java Police Headquarters, Bandung City, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, July 21.
According to Arif, the price of the package of medicines being sold is quite high compared to the general retail price. For example, he said, Avigan-type drugs, which usually cost Rp. 2.6 million, were sold for up to Rp. 10 million.
According to Arif, various modes of drug sales were carried out by the perpetrators, ranging from using the mode as a pharmacist, to fake prescriptions, to selling online or online.
The drugs for handling COVID-19 that are stockpiled and sold expensive include Avigan 200mg, Favikal 200mg to Oseltamivir 75mg.
From the hands of the suspects, Arif said his party confiscated 104 Avigan tablets, 300 Favikal tablets, 7 boxes containing 70 Oseltamivir tablets, 1 Avigan box and 5 Avigan boxes.
Arif said the alleged perpetrators were still part of a drug hoarding network. Therefore, his party found evidence of drugs being sold in Bandung, then resold in Bogor.
"This is our correction, all pharmacies are asked to be more careful because they buy at suburban pharmacies," he said.
The five were charged with Article 196, Article 197, Article 198 of Law Number 36 of 2009 concerning Health and or Article 93 of Law Number 6 of 2018 concerning Health Quarantine. Or Article 62 paragraph (1), Article 10 letter of Law Number 8 of 1999 concerning consumer protection with the threat of a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
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