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        "msgid": "police-bust-zenith-drug-factory-in-semarang-two-arrested-eight-others-fugitives-1776163869",
        "date": "2026-04-14 17:25:55",
        "title": "Police Bust Zenith Drug Factory in Semarang, Two Arrested, Eight Others Fugitives",
        "author": "Faieq Hidayat",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Indonesian police have dismantled a clandestine laboratory producing the drug Zenith in Semarang, Central Java, arresting two suspects and seizing over 306,000 tablets along with 1.83 tons of precursor materials capable of yielding millions more. The operation, uncovered through a drug trafficking probe in West Jakarta, targeted teenagers and workers, posing a significant threat to the nation's future. Eight other suspects remain at large, with the arrested individuals facing severe penalties under narcotics laws.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Police have dismantled a home-based production\noperation (clandestine laboratory) for the drug Zenith operating in\nSemarang, Central Java.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of Public Relations for Metro Jaya Regional Police, Senior\nCommissioner Pol Budi Hermanto, stated that the bust of this drug\nfactory stemmed from drug trafficking and prohibited medicine practices\nin the West Jakarta area.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday (9\/4\/2026) afternoon, a suspect with initials P was\napprehended in the Penjaringan area, North Jakarta. Police also seized\n120,000 Zenith tablets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on initial statements, P is suspected of acting as a courier\nunder the control of the main suspect with initials D, who operates the\nfactory from out of town,\u201d Budi said in his statement to Kompas.com on\nTuesday (14\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The investigation was then developed to a warehouse converted into a\nlarge-scale Zenith production factory in Wonolopo Village, Mijen,\nSemarang.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the location, police seized 186,000 Zenith tablets ready for\ndistribution as well as 1.83 tons of precursor raw materials ready to be\nprocessed into millions of prohibited drug tablets,\u201d Budi explained.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, police also seized automatic printing machines and\nmaterial processing equipment. These machines were used to produce drugs\nin large quantities.<\/p>\n<p>According to Budi, this disclosure means the protection of 4.3\nmillion souls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice ensure that this network targets groups of teenagers and\nworkers as the main market, who are the pillars of the nation\u2019s future,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the two suspects are detained at the West Jakarta Police Resort\nDetention Centre. They are charged under Article 610 paragraph (2) and\nArticle 609 paragraph (2) of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Law\nNo.\u00a035 of 2009 on Narcotics, with a maximum criminal penalty.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, police are still hunting for eight other perpetrators\nwho have been added to the Most Wanted List (DPO).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/police-bust-zenith-drug-factory-in-semarang-two-arrested-eight-others-fugitives-1776163869",
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