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        "id": 1716312,
        "msgid": "polri-destroys-41-etomidate-cartridges-seized-from-sailor-in-riau-1777881196",
        "date": "2026-05-04 14:04:29",
        "title": "Polri destroys 41 etomidate cartridges seized from sailor in Riau",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Indonesian National Police's Directorate of Narcotics Crimes destroyed 41 vape cartridges containing the substance etomidate, which were seized from a sailor named Hendi alias Asiong in Riau. The seizure followed his arrest on 14 April 2026 in a hotel parking lot, where authorities found the cartridges he had purchased for Rp98 million from an individual with the initial R, marking his fourth such purchase since March 2026. The incident underscores ongoing efforts to combat drug possession and use among individuals, with the substances intended for personal consumption.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Directorate of Narcotics Crimes\n(Dittipidnarkoba) of the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency\ndestroyed 41 vape cartridges containing the substance etomidate, seized\nfrom a sailor named Hendi alias Asiong in Riau.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvidence from the suspect with police report number:\nLP\/A\/75\/IV\/2026\/SPKT.Dittipidnarkoba\/Bareskrim Polri dated 14 April\n2026, namely 41 cartridges of the narcotic type etomidate,\u201d said the\nHead of Subdirectorate II of Dittipidnarkoba Bareskrim Polri,\nCommissioner Pol. Awaludin Amin, in Jakarta on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that before the destruction of the evidence, personnel from\nthe Forensic Laboratory Centre of Bareskrim Polri checked all the\nnarcotic evidence. Subsequently, the illicit goods were placed into an\nincineration machine in the parking lot of the Bareskrim Polri building\nin Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the Director of Narcotics Crimes (Dirtipidnarkoba) of\nBareskrim Polri, Brigadier General Pol. Eko Hadi Santoso, said that his\nteam arrested a sailor named Hendy alias Asiong for possessing vape\ncartridges containing etomidate.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was arrested in the parking lot of a hotel on 14 April\n2026. From the search, investigators found 43 etomidate cartridges\nbranded THUGS, which according to Hendi\u2019s statement, originally numbered\n50 cartridges.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the illicit goods were purchased from an individual with\nthe initial R for Rp98 million. To the investigators, Hendi also\nadmitted to having bought etomidate cartridges four times with the same\nvalue since March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>From preliminary interrogation results, it was learned that the\netomidate in possession belonged to Hendi personally and was consumed by\nhimself along with his friends.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/polri-destroys-41-etomidate-cartridges-seized-from-sailor-in-riau-1777881196",
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