inp.polri.go.id – Pekanbaru. The Riau Regional Police destroyed more than 86 kg of methamphetamine obtained from six suspects. The destruction took place in the parking lot behind the Riau Police Headquarters, Jalan Pattimura, Thursday (11/04/2021).
Present at the annihilation operation, the Directorate of Narcotics Research Investigation, Pol. Grand Commissioner Victor Siagian, Head of Public Relations - Pol. Grand Commissioner Narto, representatives of the Riau High Prosecutor's Office and the High Court, Indonesian National Narcotics Agency of Riau and the suspect's attorney.
Evidence of methamphetamine is destroyed by immersing it in a liquid mixed with detergent and floor cleaning drugs after previously testing the authenticity of the drug samples by the Regional Police's Forensic Laboratory officers with drug test kits.
Head of Public Relations of the Riau Regional Police, Pol. Grand Commissioner Sunarto said that from the disclosure of this drug case, the police had also arrested six suspects who acted as couriers for international networks and dealers.
"The destruction of more than 86 kg of methamphetamine came from six suspects," explained the Head of Public Relations of the Riau Regional Police.
The Head of Public Relations of the Riau Regional Police explained that as much as 81 kg of methamphetamine was obtained from a non-married couple from Aceh with the initials Asm (52) and had (47) secured in two different locations in Pekanbaru City, Riau.
"The Operational Field Team of Sub-Directorate I of the Directorate of Narcotics Research Investigation received information that the Aceh-Riau international narcotics network was in the Pekanbaru City area, on Friday (10/1/2021)," explained the Head of Public Relations of the Riau Regional Police.
Following up on this information, he was the Head of Sub-Directorate for Drugs Research Investigation at the Riau Regional Police, Pol. Grand Commissioner Hardian and his team immediately conducted an investigation. As a result, they succeeded in arresting ASM, with evidence of 32 kg of methamphetamine in Chinese tea packaging, stored in the Chief's cigarette box in a rented house on Jalan Swadaya Gang Potlot, Tampan District, Pekanbaru.
"After successfully capturing ASM, the team carried out further development and managed to find someone who worked with him, namely a woman from Aceh with the initials HAS," said Narto.
The redevelopment was carried out, and the team confiscated 49 kg of crystal methamphetamine, which was also packaged in Chinese tea packaging from Malaysia at Perum Griya Pasir Mas Jalan Pasir Mas 1 Blok A2 No 15 Tobek Godang Village, Bina Widya District, Pekanbaru City.
This international network includes goods from Malaysia, controlled by Agam, an Acehnese citizen in Malaysia. This ASM, HAS, and Agam network is controlled by an inmate in Tangkerang Prison, named ABU, explained the Head of Public Relations of the Riau Police.
The Head of Public Relations of the Riau Regional Police said that for evidence of more than 4 kg of methamphetamine, the Pekanbaru Police Satnarkoba caught on Thursday (10/21/2021) in three different locations with four suspects, Kim with an alias of ACN Puntong (42), As with alias of AD (24), HE with an alias of SU and AZ with an alias of RN (20). All four are residents of Pekanbaru City.
The Head of Public Relations of the Riau Regional Police said that the four suspects had different roles. For example, some are controllers and couriers.
For their actions, the perpetrators are subject to Article 112 paragraph 2 and 114 paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code concerning the abuse and distribution of narcotic substances with a penalty of 20 years in prison.
