Police Arrest Young Man for Distributing Methamphetamine Using Snail\nShells in Lembang<\/p>\n
Police have arrested a young man for distributing methamphetamine\nusing snail shells, a popular snack among locals in Lembang, West\nBandung Regency, West Java.<\/p>\n
Snail is a traditional food popular among the Sundanese people,\nconsisting of freshwater snails or rice paddy snails that are processed\nwith yellow spices, coconut milk sauce, or spicy stir-fry.<\/p>\n
However, in the hands of the suspect, RPA (27), a young man from\nWangunsari Village, Lembang, the snails were transformed into a means of\ndistributing methamphetamine. He was arrested by personnel from the\nCimahi Police Narcotics Unit a few days ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have apprehended a young man from Lembang who was distributing\nmethamphetamine, but he disguised it by hiding it inside the snail\nsnacks,\u201d said Cimahi Police Chief, AKBP Niko N Adi Putra, on Tuesday (24\nFebruary), as quoted by detikJabar.<\/p>\n
During the arrest, police seized 2.08 grams of methamphetamine and\nseveral snail shells.<\/p>\n
According to police investigations, the suspect collected the rice\npaddy snails near his home and then processed them to resemble the\nleftover snail snacks, in order to conceal the methamphetamine he was\ndistributing.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe would first collect the snails from the rice fields, then empty\ntheir contents and insert the methamphetamine, which was already\npackaged in plastic,\u201d said Niko.<\/p>\n
He would then wrap the snails in packages ready for distribution and\nstore them at a predetermined location. He would then hand over the\nlocation to his customers for them to collect.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, the system is that they are dropped off at a certain place, so\nthat no one will suspect anything because people will think it is just\ntrash,\u201d said Niko.<\/p>\n
Niko said that the suspect, RPA, had been running this business for\nthree months. He obtained the illicit goods from another individual\nknown as Mengko, who is currently being pursued.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has been doing this for three months and has made a profit of Rp6\nmillion from each sale,\u201d said Niko.<\/p>\n
The suspect, RPA, is charged under Article 114 of Law No.\u00a035 of 2009\nof the Republic of Indonesia concerning Narcotics and\/or Article 610\nparagraph (1) letter a of Law No.\u00a01 of 2026 of the Republic of Indonesia\nconcerning Amendments to Criminal Law, with a minimum prison sentence of\n5 years and a maximum of 20 years, and\/or a minimum fine of Rp1\nbillion.<\/p>\n
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