inp.polri.go.id - Medan. Medan Resort Departemental Police Chief, Pol. Grand Commissioner Riko Sunarko led a press conference regarding the success of Unit 1 of the Medan Resort Departemental Police's Drug Unit in arresting four suspected drug smugglers with evidence of 13 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 10 thousand pills of ecstasy, which was held at the Medan Police Headquarters, Monday ( 12/27/2021). Appearing to be present accompanying the Medan Resort Departemental Police Chief at the press conference was the Head of Drug Research, Head of Profession and Security, Head of Public Relations, North Sumatra Regional Police's Forensic Laboratory and personnel of the Medan Resort Departemental Police's Drug and Research Unit. The Medan Resort Departemental Police Chief said that in disclosing this case, the Medan Resort Departemental Police's Drug and Research Unit team managed to arrest four suspects, each with the initials SAS, PS (27) S (48) and KA (42). They are residents of Tanjung Balai City. It is planned that 13 kilograms of methamphetamine and 10 thousand pills of ecstasy will be circulated in the city of Medan. The disclosure of this drug trafficking case began with the SAS suspect's arrest and evidence of 9 grams of crystal methamphetamine on December 23, 2021, at a hotel in Medan City. From the results of the examination of the SAS suspect, it was known that there were narcotics goods that arrived from Malaysia in Tanjung Balai City. "After receiving this information, the team conducted reconnaissance in the Tanjung Balai area and succeeded in arresting the suspect PS along with evidence of 13 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 10,000 ecstasy pills. From the results of the interrogation of the suspect PS, the illicit goods were obtained from two couriers who picked up the narcotics in the middle of the sea. The suspect PS is the sister-in-law of the suspect SAS. Suspect PS took the narcotics on orders from SAS. Officers resumed their development and finally succeeded in arresting suspects S and KA at Tanjung Balai," added the Medan Resort Departemental Police Chief. From his confession, the perpetrator received a wage of IDR 20 million per kilo if he managed to deliver the methamphetamine to the city of Medan. In addition to securing evidence of 13 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 10 thousand ecstasy pills, the Medan Resort Departemental Police's Drug and Research Unit also secured one red and black backpack, 1 Honda Beat BK 3392 OAK motorcycle, four mobile phones of various brands. "As a result of his actions, the suspects are now being charged with Article 114 Paragraph (2) Subs 112 Paragraph (2) in conjunction with 132 of RI Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics with a threat of 20 years in prison," said the Medan Resort Departemental Police Chief.