Facts of the inmates who control drugs, the police refused to enter the prisons until they found a cell phone

KOMPAS.com – The Riau Police officers were rejected when they were about to enter the Pekanbaru Correctional Facility (Lapas), on Thursday (10/29/2020).

At that time, a team from the Riau Police Narcotics Investigation Directorate planned to examine several convicts for drug cases.

After a while, the police were finally able to fulfill their duties.

The police even managed to find a cell phone of an inmate who was actually controlling drugs from inside the prison.

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KOMPAS.COM/HANDOUT prison illustration (Shutterstock)

At the time the police were investigating a drug case.

This action is a development of the case from the arrest of the two previous perpetrators.

The two perpetrators were Wandi (39), a Pekanbaru Police Officer, and Joko (29).

Police seized 2,010 kilograms of crystalline methamphetamine and 1,970 happy five items.

In development, a prisoner with the initials S is known to have controlled drug trafficking.

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KOMPAS.COM/IDON Background video capture when Riau Narcotics Police Chief of Sub-Directorate I, AKBP Hardian Pratama, was turned away by officials from Pekanbaru Prison to examine a prisoner suspected of controlling methamphetamine-type narcotics on Thursday ( 10/29/2020).

The reason for the holidays

The Chief of Subdirectorate I of the Riau Police Narcotics Directorate, AKBP Hardian Pratama, confirmed that its members had difficulties working.

The reason is festive, so there is no cleaning activity.

As a result, police officers and prison officers had arguments.

“Our presence is rejected. The reason is that vacation visits are not allowed, even from relatives of inmates, ”Hardian said on Friday (10/30/2020).

His party considered that the excuse was made up because the members claimed to have seen a woman in jail.

“The woman is the wife of a drug dealer that we once caught. The evidence at that time was 40 kilograms of crystalline methamphetamine,” Hardian said.

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Coordination between Kapolda and Kakanwil

Shutterstock prison illustration

After the incident, Riau Police Chief Inspector General Pol Agung Setya Imam Effendi immediately coordinated with the head of the Riau Region Ministry of Law and Human Rights.

Finally, the police were invited to carry out examinations of the prisoners.

“We were contacted again by the Kakanwil (Kemenkumham Riau) at 9:30 p.m. WIB. And they immediately oversaw the investigation of the prisoners we wanted to examine,” Hardian said.

“Alhamdulillah, it has come out according to what we want, thanks to the coordination of the Riau Police Chief after the incident,” he added.

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While. Istimewa Plt Kalapas Class IIA Pekanbaru Alfonsus Wisnu Ardianto when interviewed by reporters about the refusal of the Riau Police team to investigate a prisoner suspected of controlling narcotics, Friday (10/30/2020).

Explanation of prisons

The Acting Head of Pekanbaru Prison, Alfonsus Wisnu Ardianto, confirmed that there was an argument between the police and the guards.

This started when the police just wanted to show an assignment letter to the prison leadership.

“It turned out that the Riau Police team was not yet willing to show the assignment letter, because they wanted to meet directly with the prison management to transmit it (the prisoners’ examination). As we know, there was a discussion,” he said Alfonsus.

According to him, the warden has contacted the officer on duty.

However, due to the holidays, the officers took a long time to get to the prison.

“It turns out that due to the holidays, it took a long time to go to the office, which caused the impatience of the Riau Police team. This is not their fault either, because they waited too long, so they got angry and got out of jail “Alfonsus said.

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Find a cell phone

Shanghaiist Telephone illustration.

From this activity, the police managed to seize a cell phone.

“The evidence is only cell phones, because the evidence of narcotics is not included in the (Lapas). What is asked happens to be cell phones, because to see where (narcotics) circulate and so on,” Alfonsus told reporters the Friday (10/30/2020). ).

Alfonsus admitted that he was negligent in allowing the cell phone to enter the detention room.

“We admit that there is clear negligence. However, we always try to maintain cleanliness in terms of cell phone circulation inside. But all that requires the maximum of hard work. Why, because these things keep happening ”, said Alfonsus.

Source: Kompas.com (Author: Pekanbaru Contributor, Idon Tanjung | Editor: Abba Gabrillin, Farid Assifa)