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    "data": {
        "id": 1721504,
        "msgid": "ancol-kidnapping-case-exposes-etomidate-vape-distribution-with-rp-40-million-turnover-per-transaction-1778191007",
        "date": "2026-05-06 15:12:45",
        "title": "Ancol Kidnapping Case Exposes Etomidate Vape Distribution with Rp 40 Million Turnover per Transaction",
        "author": "Tri Susanto Setiawan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "A suspected kidnapping case in Ancol, North Jakarta, involving a 50-year-old foreigner with initials CH has uncovered an illegal operation distributing vapes containing etomidate, generating approximately Rp 40 million in turnover per transaction. Police investigations reveal that CH had been producing and distributing the substance for several months using raw materials imported from China, with some products already sold to specific buyers. Authorities are still probing the import routes and pursuing other suspects involved in the network.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA - A suspected kidnapping case in the Ancol area, North\nJakarta, involving a foreign national (foreigner) with initials CH (50),\nhas exposed the distribution of vapes containing etomidate, with a\nturnover reaching Rp 40 million in a single transaction.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the Narcotics Unit at the North Jakarta Metro Police,\nAKBP Ari Galang Saputra, stated that the value comes from the sales of\netomidate vapes that have been carried out by the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe turnover is approximately Rp 40 million from the proceeds of one\ntransaction sale. For the monthly figure, we are still calculating it\nbecause there are some that have not yet been distributed,\u201d said Galang\nwhen met by Kompas.com at the North Jakarta Police Station on Wednesday\n(6\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome that have been distributed are to specific buyers like that. He\nmeets them directly based on the information obtained,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>From the examination results, CH is known to have been conducting\nproduction activities as well as distributing etomidate vapes for\nseveral months at one location found by police from the development of\nthe suspected kidnapping case.<\/p>\n<p>Galang said that the raw materials for producing etomidate vapes were\nimported from China.<\/p>\n<p>However, the police are still investigating the entry route of those\nraw materials into Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the raw materials, they come from China. For now, we are still\ndelving into it for further examination, how those goods could enter,\u201d\nhe explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor now, we have caught one and have conducted further examinations.\nWe are still pursuing the other suspects,\u201d he added.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ancol-kidnapping-case-exposes-etomidate-vape-distribution-with-rp-40-million-turnover-per-transaction-1778191007",
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