TANGERANG - Soekarno Hatta Airport Customs and Excise secured a woman from Kenya, 7 months pregnant. The woman with the initials FIK (29) was arrested by officers for carrying 5.1 kilograms of methamphetamine.
Head of the Soekarno-Hatta Customs Office, Gatot Sugeng Wibowo, said the FIK was secured at Soekarno Hatta Airport, Tangerang City, Sunday, July 23. The perpetrator's mode is to store methamphetamine under the suitcase he was carrying.
"So the perpetrator's mode of storing the methamphetamine was in a suitcase and was deliberately left on the ground handling to trick the officers," said Gatot to reporters at Soekarno Hatta Airport, Tangerang City.
Gatot explained that the arrest began with officers who suspected the perpetrator's luggage departing from Abuja, Nigeria-Doha on a Qatar Airlines flight QR 1434. Then, he continued from Doha-Jakarta with flight number QR 954.
Furthermore, during the FIK examination, they only carried a backpack and backpack. At that time, officers did not find any violations even though the number of items brought was less.
"Officers did not find any violations even though the number of items brought was less, from a period of time to stay in Indonesia for 12 days until August 4, 2023," he said.
Gatot is still explaining, during the examination his party found discrepancies between the information provided by FIK and its luggage.
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FIK admitted that this is the first time to go to Indonesia and the purpose of a visit to shop. FIK, who claims to be a merchant, shows irregularities in his movements," he said.
On that basis, the officers conducted an in-depth investigation of the perpetrators. As a result, it is known that they still have one luggage in the form of 1 suitcase weighing 23 kilograms.
"The perpetrator still has one luggage in the trunk. The officers also managed to find three plastic packages containing methamphetamine hidden on a fake wall at the bottom of the suitcase weighing a total of 5,102 grams," he said
Gatot said the methamphetamine was brought by the perpetrators with the aim of sending Central Jakarta. On that basis, his party coordinated with the Central Jakarta Metro Police.
"The plan is that Jakarta will be handed over to someone in Jakarta. This is still under development," he said.
FIK can be charged with Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics with a maximum threat of the death penalty or life imprisonment.
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