Inp.polri.go.id – Medan. Drug Trafficking Unit of Medan City Resort Police and Directorate of Drug Investigation managed to arrest four people who have roles as couriers of methamphetamine drugs in the North Sumatra region. From the operation, police managed to secure 43.75 kilograms (kg) of crystal methamphetamine from the foursuspects.
The arrestment started when a Satresnarkoba (drug unit investigation) arrested two suspects, MJ and IS in Padangsidempuan, North Sumatera. From the operation, the police confiscated 3 kg meths.
Chief of Medan City Resort Police, Police Grand Commissioner Riko Sunarko, explained after the operation, the police formed a joint team with Drug Directorate (Ditnarkoba) North Sumatera Regional Police. On April 19, police arrested another man, ES, in the East Medan area. Officers confiscated evidence of 75 grams of crystal meth.
After that, police received information that there is someone carrying crystal meth by car with police number BK 1208 DO. It was passing the Diski area, Sunggal Subdistrict, Deliserdang. On April 28, police once again arrested a man at KM 15 Binjai-Medan Street. During the search, officers found 40 packs of meths hidden in a modified spare-tire box.
“We arrest the perpetrators who smuggled 40kg meths. . The confiscated illegal goods were obtained from North Aceh,” explained the Chief of Medan City Resort Police, Monday (05/24/2021).
“Then another team was formed into two. Ditnarkoba have worked on the cases and evidence has been collected. It will be released later. This one, up till now there is 3 kg and 75 grams of crystal meth. The investigation was undertaken for almost 2 weeks. On April 26, we again arrested a suspect, MH, with evidence of 40 kg of crystal meth,” Riko said.
He said the illegal goods were taken from North Aceh and then delivered using a modified car. This action has been carried out four times by MH, the suspect with a wage of IDR 10 million per kg.
“For the operation, the suspect took the item in North Aceh then using the modified car, the evidence [meth] was placed under the spare tire and he arranged it well to trick the officers,” as explained by the Chief of Medan City Resort Police.
The suspect MH (37) admitted his duty was only deliver the meth from North Aceh to Medan.
“The suspect admitted that he did not know the network. Strong indicated that this is an international syndicate. Malaysia-Aceh-North Sumatra (Medan), ” the Chief of Medan City Resort Police explained.
In his conviction, MH has smuggled meths from Aceh to Medan four times. The first delivery was 17kg meths, the second 20kg meths, the third 15kg meths and the last one 40kg meths. If he succeeds to deliver the meths to the destination, he will be rewared IDR 10 million per kg.