North Kalimantan Police Reveals Smuggling Of 50 Kilograms Of Crystal Methamphetamine From Tawau Malaysia

NUNUKAN - North Kalimantan Police Chief Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya has again released the disclosure of a case of methamphetamine from Malaysia. The joint team confiscated 50 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine.

"On Monday, March 18, 2024, at around 20.30 WITA, the team received information from the public that 2 carts of drugs would be smuggled from Malaysia suspected of containing class 1 narcotic type methamphetamine," said the Kaltara Police Chief, Friday, March 22.

The next day, the police detected the owner of the item with the initials N alias J already at the house of Simpang Kadir Street, Selisun Village, South Nunukan District, Nunukan.

"The police requested assistance from Nunukan Customs to check the goods using X-Ray at Tunon Taka Port," said Daniel.

Detection of items suspected of being drugs (shabu) was stored in 2 blue plastic drums wrapped in white sacks with the words J.

"The results of the examination of the two drums found packages of Quanyinwang Chinese tea, each 25 packs weighing approximately 1,000 grams per pack, the total evidence found was 50 packs or 50 kg of crystal methamphetamine," he explained.

"Suspect N admitted that the methamphetamine was brought from Tawau (Malaysia) who would be brought to Pinrang Regency (Sulsel) on the orders of a man who was in Malaysia with the initials AM," said the Kaltara Police Chief.

AM provides a travel fee of RM 5,000 and will be given another wage of RM 30,000 when methamphetamine arrives in Pinrang Regency.

"The perpetrator said AM is the son-in-law," he added.

The evidence confiscated were 50 packs of Chinese tea packages with the brand "Guanyinwang", 2 (two) blue plastic drums, 2 (two) large white plastics, cash amounting to RM 3,200, and 1 (one) mobile phone unit.

The alleged article against the perpetrators is Article 114 paragraph 2 subsidiary Article 112 paragraph 2 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning narcotics.

"We have a strategy by collaborating between agencies and it is hoped that the community will always take care of ourselves and don't be tempted by the lure of drug trafficking perpetrators," concluded the Kapolda.