Tribratanews.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Greater Jakarta Metro. Regional Police along with the Tangerang City Police Narcotics and Investigation Unit managed to uncover a case of drug trafficking of 18.7 kg of methamphetamine which was disguised in tea packaging from China. The drugs were brought by a courier with the initials MT (22) who claimed to be paid IDR 200 million for one shipment from Sumatra.
This was disclosed by the Head of Public Relations of the Greater Jakarta Metro. Regional Police, Pol. Grand Commissioner Yusri Yunus with the Tangerang Metro Police Chief, Pol. Grand Commissioner Deonijiu De Fatima in her press statement, Monday (08/16/21).
"So the MT that we arrested was only a methamphetamine courier who admitted to bringing drugs from Sumatra. The plan will be distributed in the Jakarta and Tangerang City areas. In one transaction, the MT delivery is lured by IDR 200 million from drug dealers in the Bengkulu area. We It is still being investigated, because according to the initial confession, he (MT) was ordered to," said Pol. Grand Commissioner Yusri Yunus.
According to the Intermediate Officer of the Greater Jakarta Metro. Regional Police that evidence weighing 18.7 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine was stored and camouflaged in tea packaging from China. Where his party suspects that the crystal methamphetamine came from a foreign network.
If converted into rupiah, about 1 kilogram reaches around IDR 1.3 billion. The total can reach more than IDR 20 billion and it is predicted that this could save 93,740 lives. And based on information, drug trafficking in the form of Chinese tea, this camouflage is usually from China or Malaysia , circulation from there can enter through mainland Riau or the Riau archipelago, or Sabang Aceh, the gateway, said the Head of Public Relations of the Greater Jakarta Metro. Regional Police.
Meanwhile, the Tangerang City Regional Police Chief said that the disclosure of this case began with the arrest of a courier who was carrying 800 grams of evidence. After being traced, the evidence was obtained from MT who lives in Bengkulu. Then the team immediately rushed to Bengkulu to arrest MT and found evidence of 18.7 kg from the suspect's hands.
"For the suspect's actions, we have named the suspect with a violation of Article 114 Paragraph 2 of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics Abuse with a minimum penalty of 6 years in prison and a maximum of 20 years or the death penalty. And for the supplier, so far we are still pursuing ," said the Police Grand Commissioner Deonijiu De Fatima
