Riau Man Nabbed For Possession 40 Kg Meth From Malaysia

Pekanbaru, Riau, April 9 (Antarariau.com)- Riau Police arrested a man identified by his initial as JE in Jangkang village, Bantan sub-district, Bengkalis District, Riau Province, for possession of 40 kg of methamphetamine and 160 thousand ecstasy pills produced in China but smuggled into Indonesia from Malaysia.

Earlier, on Saturday at 2:30 a.m. local time, the Riau police narcotic unit detained two drug couriers - ZF and AC, Inspector General Zulkarnain, police chief of Riau Province, told the press on Sunday.

The police seized 20 kg of meth and 150 thousand ecstasy pills when arresting ZF, while AC had 20 kg of meth and 10 thousand ecstasy pills.

They were nabbed in separate locations in Siak District, Riau. And their captures has led to the arrest of JE, who possessed the meth and ecstasy pills and had allegedly smuggled illicit drugs from Malaysia into Indonesia for six or seven times.

However, the police believed that JE was not the top boss as he had a superior believed to have controlled drug trafficking from a Jakarta prison.

Pewarta : Antara Riau
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