inp.polri.go.id – Bandung. The West Java Regional Police conducted successive disclosures of cases of trafficking in synthetic tobacco originators from China, with a total of 23.45 kilograms of evidence from the suspects.
We continue to do this series of disclosures, with our techniques including control delivery, undercover buys; we do all of this and thank God, within 2-3 months, we have revealed quite a lot, said Head of Public Relations of the West Java Regional Police, Pol. Grand Commissioner Erdi A. Chaniago, during a press conference at the Police Headquarters, Cibinong, Bogor Regency, Tuesday. (09/21/21).
His party disclosed the suspect with the initials DJ on September 17, 2021, in the Palmerah area, West Jakarta, with evidence weighing 108.11 grams of synthetic starter and 2.7 kilograms of synthetic tobacco ready for distribution.
Erdi admitted that he was still studying the origin of chemicals, which are the essential ingredients for making synthetic tobacco from China.
This subsequent development was initiated by the Bogor Police when they arrested suspects IB and DN on July 19, 2021, in the Puncak area, Bogor, with evidence weighing 1.43 kilograms of synthetic substances.
The results of the development of suspects IB (21) and DN (31), then on August 21, 2021, officers from the Bogor Resort Police arrested suspect MF (22), who was on the wanted list (DPO) for supplying synthetic substances to IB and DN.
Overall, the West Java Regional Police collected evidence of 23.45 kilograms of synthetic starters and 5.92 kilograms of synthetic tobacco ready for distribution.
The suspects of drug abuse are threatened with being subject to Article 144 paragraph two and Article 112 paragraph two of Law Number 35 of 2009 with the threat of life imprisonment or imprisonment for a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years, as well as a minimum fine of IDR 1 billion and a maximum of IDR 10 billion.
