Drug traders, officer netted in police raid
Drug traders, officer netted in police raid
JAKARTA (JP): The North Jakarta Police intensified their weekend raids against suspected criminals, particularly at entertainment spots.
In a raid early on Sunday morning, police dispatched to Ancol Dreamland netted 15 people, including a plainclothes military police officer who was driving a motorcycle for which he did not have proper documents.
The police said they would handle the case of the officer in line with existing laws, saying the officer would be treated the same as the 14 civilians who were apprehended for similar misdeeds.
"Since the officer was arrested in 'civilian' clothes, he will be treated as all the others," police Capt. Rusyidi said.
The raid took place between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., with officers questioning motorists leaving Ancol Dreamland.
Antara reported that a number of people netted in the operation agreed to "out-of-court" settlements with the officers.
Early on Thursday, the North Jakarta Police detained two men believed to be a supplier and trader of ecstasy pills respectively.
Police seized 4,874 ecstasy pills from the first man, identified as Djaf, and 90 pills from the second suspect, J.H.
J.H. claimed to be a national rowing athlete.
North Jakarta Police chief Lt. Col. Wisjnu Amat Sastro said on Saturday that J.H. was arrested on Jl. Pademangan, while Djaf was arrested after J.H. told police that he had bought the ecstasy from Djaf.
The latter was arrested at his house in the Duta Harapan Indah housing complex in Bekasi. While searching the residence, police found a bag of 4,874 ecstasy pills, Wisjnu said.
"Djaf had three types of pills -- Superman, Mitsubishi and Butterfly -- which he offered to his regular buyers," the officer added.
Djaf admitted to having bought the pills from someone named A Hok in a hotel in West Jakarta.
Separately, J.H. told reporters that he bought the pills for Rp 15,000 each and planned to sell them for between Rp 20,000 and Rp 30,000 each to customers at several discotheques in the Mangga Besar area of West Jakarta.
"From the suspects, we hope we can develop the case and hopefully break the drugs' distribution chain, especially in this area," Wisjnu said. (bsr/emf)