[ad_1]
LIVE – Police have indicated that 201 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine were confiscated in the Petamburan area of central Jakarta to finance acts of terrorism. Namely, through an international network.
The head of Polda Metro Jaya’s Public Relations Division, Police Chief Commissioner Yusri Yunus, said the Middle East drug ring that was arrested in Petamburan, Tanah Abang, central Jakarta was suspected of helping fund the network. terrorist.
“The indication is that the international network is used to finance terrorism there (Middle East). I reiterate, are there allegations here with the terrorist network in Indonesia? We are still exploring and developing it,” Yusri said at the Polda Metro Jaya headquarters. , on Wednesday, December 23, 2020.
Also read: Inspector General Fadil fires 24 of his men for extortion cases
This indication appears on the exam. The code on illegal products, namely 555, is the code for the Middle East. The police found a similar case when uncovering a drug case last January in Serpong, Tangerang. Where the officers managed to confiscate 288 kilograms and 800 kilograms in Serang Banten. In this case alone, the police arrested 10 people, namely TJ, AP, ZAB, BT, RW, WY, MD, MI, FA and AH.
“The code is the same, that is, 555. If you remember when you were arrested in Tangerang, you should use the code 555, which is from Central Kalimantan. So this is the entrance to Central Timor and in the coordination there is an allegation that it is used to finance terrorism there, ”he said.
It was previously reported that the ranks of the Narcotics Investigation Directorate of the Metro Jaya Police and the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police arrested 11 suspects in the international network of methamphetamine drug traffickers, on Tuesday, December 22, 2020.
Along with 11 suspects, 201 kilograms (kg) of methamphetamine were also seized at the WIR hotel, Jalan KS. Tubun, Petamburan Village, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta.
Metro Jaya Deputy Chief of Police, Police Brigadier General Hendro Pandowo, said the disclosure of the drug case was based on information obtained from the public.
Based on this information, the officers followed up and arrested 10 perpetrators who were carrying drugs. The officer then followed the perpetrator who had been arrested first to send the crystal of methamphetamine to its destination.
“It turns out that the destination is a hotel in the Petamburan, Tanah Abang area, in central Jakarta,” Hendro said at the scene.
