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        "msgid": "south-kalimantan-police-uncover-smuggling-of-43-8-kg-of-methamphetamine-from-malaysia-1776059463",
        "date": "2026-04-13 12:09:43",
        "title": "South Kalimantan Police Uncover Smuggling of 43.8 kg of Methamphetamine from Malaysia",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "South Kalimantan Provincial Police's Narcotics Directorate has successfully dismantled an inter-provincial smuggling operation linked to drug lord Fredy Pratama, seizing 43.8 kilograms of methamphetamine originating from Malaysia. The two couriers, from Jakarta and Lampung, were arrested at a hotel in Banjarmasin with the drugs concealed in large suitcases, following a tip-off and swift police investigation. This operation underscores ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking and protect the nation's youth, earning praise from local legislators for preventing widespread societal harm.",
        "content": "<p>Banjarbaru (ANTARA) - The Narcotics Investigation Directorate of the\nSouth Kalimantan Regional Police has successfully uncovered a smuggling\ncase involving 43,831.22 grams or 43.8 kilograms of methamphetamine\noriginating from Malaysia, carried out by an inter-provincial network\naffiliated with drug lord Fredy Pratama.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe methamphetamine was wrapped in 44 large packages carried by two\ncouriers with initials AG from Jakarta and RD from Lampung,\u201d said the\nHead of South Kalimantan Police, Inspector General of Police Rosyanto\nYudha Hermawan, during the release of the evidence at the South\nKalimantan Police Headquarters in Banjarbaru on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Both suspects were arrested shortly after arriving at the Wisata\nHotel in Banjarmasin on Wednesday (8\/4), carrying two large suitcases\ncontaining the narcotics.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the police received information from the public regarding\nindications of large-scale narcotics smuggling into Banjarmasin.<\/p>\n<p>Following up on that information, the Director of Narcotics\nInvestigations of the South Kalimantan Police, Commissioner of Police\nBaktiar Joko Mujiono, immediately ordered a team led by the Head of\nSub-Directorate 3 of the Narcotics Investigation Directorate, AKBP Ade\nHarri Sistriawan, to conduct an investigation.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the suspected courier carrying the methamphetamine was\ntracked to a hotel, and an arrest was immediately carried out.<\/p>\n<p>The Police Chief emphasised that the war against drug circulation\ncontinues as an effort to save the nation\u2019s generation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to arresting dealer networks, we must also strive for\nprevention, and this is a shared responsibility,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of the South Kalimantan Provincial DPRD, Supian HK, also\nappreciated the hard work of the South Kalimantan Police in eradicating\ndrugs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine if this much drugs circulated; it would be very damaging to\nsociety. As representatives of the people, we are very grateful; may\nthere be no more drugs in our Banua,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/south-kalimantan-police-uncover-smuggling-of-43-8-kg-of-methamphetamine-from-malaysia-1776059463",
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