The Narcotics Directorate of the Central Java Police (Polda Jateng)\nhas once again uncovered a methamphetamine distribution operation using\na \u2018web address\u2019 or drop-off system. In the operation, officers arrested\ntwo men strongly suspected of acting as intermediaries and distributors\nin the Boyolali and Sukoharjo regencies.<\/p>\n
The two suspects apprehended are YAP, 25, a resident of Baki\nDistrict, Sukoharjo Regency, and KUS, 41, a resident of Colomadu\nDistrict, Karanganyar Regency. The arrests followed up on a public\nreport regarding suspicious activity in the Ngemplak District,\nBoyolali.<\/p>\n
Director of Narcotics Investigation at the Central Java Police,\nSenior Commissioner Yos Guntur, revealed that the Sub-Directorate 1 team\nconducted intensive surveillance until they successfully identified the\nperpetrators. Both were arrested in front of a shop on Jalan Mangu,\nNgemplak District, Boyolali, on Friday (4\/7) at approximately 11.05 p.m.\nlocal time.<\/p>\n
\u2018From the initial interrogation, suspect YAP admitted to being at the\nlocation to collect approximately 10 grams of methamphetamine. Officers\nalso obtained information regarding several other narcotics storage\npoints or \u2019web addresses\u2019,\u2019 Yos Guntur said in an official statement on\nMonday (6\/7).<\/p>\n
During a search, police found one packet of methamphetamine near a\nshop wall and two more packets in the suspect\u2019s sling bag. The\ninvestigation extended to Sukoharjo Regency based on data from the\nperpetrator\u2019s mobile phone. There, officers discovered two packets of\nmethamphetamine on Jalan Sidoluhur, Cemani Village, and one packet on\nJalan Jetis, Kwarasan Village.<\/p>\n
In total, police seized five packets of methamphetamine with a gross\nweight of 12.07 grams. In addition to the narcotics, a motorcycle,\nmobile phones, a bong, glass pipettes, scales, and other methamphetamine\npackaging equipment were confiscated.<\/p>\n
Suspect YAP admitted to being instructed by an individual identified\nonly as P, who remains at large, to collect methamphetamine in bulk,\nbreak it down into smaller packages, and then place them back at\nspecific points according to instructions. For every 10 grams of\nmethamphetamine successfully distributed, YAP received a payment of IDR\n1 million. He confessed to having carried out this operation four times,\nwhile KUS was lured with the promise of free methamphetamine\nconsumption.<\/p>\n
Senior Commissioner Yos Guntur stressed that the \u2018web address\u2019 or\ndrop-off system is used by drug networks to avoid face-to-face\ntransactions. \u2018This modus operandi exploits communication technology to\nsend location coordinates. We will continue to pursue the main supplier,\nwho is currently still at large,\u2019 he asserted.<\/p>\n
Both suspects are currently detained at the Central Java Police\nHeadquarters. They are charged under Article 114(2) in conjunction with\nArticle 112(2) of Law Number 35 of 2009 on Narcotics, in connection with\nLaw Number 1 of 2023 (the new Criminal Code), which carries a maximum\npenalty of death, life imprisonment, or up to 20 years in prison.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/central-java-police-uncover-methamphetamine-distribution-using-web-address-modus-operandi-1783345887", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }