Former Bima Kota Narcotics Chief's Methamphetamine Case Handed to Prosecutors

Mataram (ANTARA) - The West Nusa Tenggara Regional Police have handed over the methamphetamine trafficking case involving suspect Malaungi, the former head of the Bima Kota Police Narcotics Unit, to the public prosecutor. Head of Public Relations for the West Nusa Tenggara Police, Senior Commissioner Mohammad Kholid, stated in Mataram on Tuesday that the transfer follows the prosecutor’s review which deemed Malaungi’s case file complete, or P-21. “According to information from the Director of Narcotics Investigation, the file has been declared complete, and today we are carrying out stage two, namely the handover of the suspect and evidence to the public prosecutor,” he said. Coordinator at the West Nusa Tenggara High Prosecutor’s Office, Budi Mukhlis, confirmed the execution of the second stage for the narcotics case. “Yes, today is stage two for the former Head of the Bima Kota Police Narcotics Unit,” he stated. “There are five individuals: Malaungi, Karol, Anita, Herman, and one other person,” Budi added. After receiving the suspects and evidence, the prosecution will continue their detention. “They are being held in custody at the Bima Detention Centre,” he noted. The Director of Narcotics Investigation for the West Nusa Tenggara Police, Senior Commissioner Roman Smaradhana Elhaj, had previously said that his office is handling a narcotics crime case involving nine suspects, from Malaungi down to the last individual arrested, identified as Boy. “Here, the West Nusa Tenggara Police are handling the predicate narcotics crime, while the money laundering offence is being handled by the National Police Criminal Investigation Department,” Roman said in Mataram on Friday (22/5). “That is a joint investigation. Part is handled by the Criminal Investigation Department and part is handled by the West Nusa Tenggara Police,” he explained. Although the handling is conducted by different institutions, the completion of case files for both the narcotics offences and money laundering is still conducted through an investigating prosecutor at the West Nusa Tenggara High Prosecutor’s Office.