The Jakarta Police have intercepted the delivery of two packages of methamphetamin from Nigeria and Mozambique. The international drugs syndicates are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to aim at Indonesia.
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Erika Kurnia
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Humas Polda Metro Jaya
The statues used to smuggle methamphetamine from Mozambique, Africa, have been detained by the Polda Metro Jaya. Police uncovered narcotics cases in the Greater Jakarta area last month, Wednesday (4/8/2021), at the Metro Jaya Regional Police Office, Jakarta.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Indonesia remains a target of international syndicates of narcotics and dangerous drugs. The Jakarta Police have intercepted two separate deliveries of sabu packages from African countries, Nigeria and Mozambique, through air courier services, respectively weighing 1 kilogram and 16 kg.
Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Yusri Yunus said in Jakarta on Wednesday (4/8/2021) that both cases involved the trafficking of methamphetamines.
Investigators later sent the package as requested and there was indeed somebody waiting, known as RR.
“There was a total of 17 kg of sabu from the two cases,” he said.
The first case was unveiled after the Narcotics and Drugs Directorate received a report of the dispatch of a sabu package from Nigeria through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten. On July 15, in cooperation with Customs and Excise personnel, the police traced 1 kg of sabu to an address in Tangerang.
“Investigators later sent the package as requested and there was indeed somebody waiting, known as RR. This man was arrested when collecting the package and signing a note of transfer from the officers in charge, who then chased and caught the suspect in the area of Tirtayasa, Kuningan [South Jakarta],” he added.
The second case used the same mode of operation. This time the 16 kg of sabu from Mozambique entered by the mode of goods forwarding. The difference was that the sabu package was smuggled along with statues by using a fictitious recipient name and destination address.
Yusri indicated that his officers had found it difficult to trace the true address of the recipient. However, the addressee was finally discovered and arrested in Pondok Melati, Bekasi, West Java.
Two people with initials the DO and FS admitted to be couriers and were arrested by the police. Another person, believed to have ordered them, is being hunted down.
Humas Polda Metro Jaya
The Metro Jaya Regional Police revealed cases of methamphetamine and marijuana in the Greater Jakarta area last month, Wednesday (4/8/2021), at the Metro Jaya Regional Police Office, Jakarta.
All the suspects are liable to prosecution under Article 114 (2) Subarticle 112 (2) in conjunction with Article 132 (1) and Marijuana Case Article 114 (2) Subarticle 111 (2) in conjunction with Article 132 (1) of Law No. 35/2009 on narcotics, carrying a minimum criminal penalty of five years in prison and a maximum punishment of death.
On the same occasion, the Jakarta Police narcotics investigation director Sr. Comr. Mukti Juharsa said the confiscation of illicit drugs and action against traffickers could save around 172,000 members of the younger generation. According to Mukti, 17 kg of sabu can ruin the lives of 85,000 people, with the assumption that one person consumes 0.02 grams.
“Let us fight illicit drugs together. We from the police and customs and excise personnel cannot work maximally without collaboration,” he pointed out.
Cooperation
Slamet Pribadi, a lecturer of criminal law at Bhayangkara University, appreciated the efforts made by the police and Customs and Excise Directorate General to uncover drugs trafficking cases amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apart from the police with their tactical and technical capability of investigating, customs and excise personnel are expected to maximize their capacity of detection on land and at sea. The customs and excise office needs to anticipate the delivery of sabu believed to be sent from Africa to Indonesia before being distributed to other countries like Australia.
