Durian. Indonesia’s National Anti-Drugs Agency (BNN) in cooperation with the National Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) have discovered 436.3 kilogram methamphetamine, or locally known as shabu-shabu, from a joint operation at an island in Thousand Islands regency, Jakarta recently.
Exchange information about drugs smuggling activities through the sea between the two agencies had begun since March 2018, Head of Bakamla Vice Admiral Aan Kurniawan explained in Jakarta during the press conference on Feb.17 at BNN headquarters.
In November 2020, BNN and Bakamla received information from public on the shipment of drugs through Thousand Islands waters.
The joint operation found 21 packages of shabu-shabu on an island in the regency on Jan.31.
From case development, the joint team found four suspects who are named by their initials as M, S, M.G. and A.L.
According to Kurniawan, the drugs network is led by A.L. who is an inmate at Slawi prison in Tegal regency, Central Java.
Investigators believe that four suspects are part of international drugs network, but Kurniawan and Head of BNN Comsr. Gen. Petrus Golose who was also led the press conference did not explain further about it.
The origin of the drugs were not disclosed as well.
The four suspects face capital punishment of death sentence under Indonesia’s Anti-Drugs Law if proven guilty in the court.
