Metro Police Uncover Illegal Hard Drug Sales Disguised as Mobile Phone and Grocery Shops
The Narcotics Directorate of the Jakarta Metro Police has thwarted the distribution of illegal hard drugs in South Jakarta and Depok by apprehending three suspects. The suspects conducted their illicit operations by disguising their sales activities under various legitimate business fronts, ranging from mobile phone shops to grocery stores.
The first arrest took place on Wednesday, 11 March at approximately 21:00 WIB at a mobile phone shop located on Jalan Nangka, Kelurahan Tanjung Barat, Jagakarsa, South Jakarta. The case began with public information regarding suspicions of illegal hard drug distribution being sold covertly through mobile phone sales operations. Following up on the report, the Investigation Team of Unit 2, Subdivision 3 of the Narcotics Directorate conducted an investigation and visited the location. Officers successfully apprehended one suspect with the initials MI (18) and recovered 454 tablets of hard drugs.
The second arrest saw the apprehension of two male suspects with the initials B (30) and ML (20) during a raid at a rented house in the Cimanggis area, Depok City. The Depok case originated from public information about hard drug sales disguised as a grocery shop business at a shop house. However, upon the officers’ arrival, the shop house was closed.
“The team subsequently received further information that the distribution activities were being conducted at a rented house on Jalan Benda Kramat, Cisalak, Cimanggis. During the police search, 1,897 tablets of Class G drugs were seized,” stated Kombes Budi Hermanto, Head of Public Relations of the Jakarta Metro Police, on Sunday, 15 March 2026.
In total, police have apprehended three suspects and seized 2,351 tablets of Class G hard drugs. Kompol Denny Simanjuntak, Chief of Unit 2, Subdivision 3, confirmed that the three perpetrators apprehended were M.I (18) in the Jagakarsa area, South Jakarta, and M.L. (20) and B. (30) in the Cimanggis area, Depok.
“The evidence secured includes drugs listed in Class G and psychotropic substances totalling approximately 2,400 tablets and money from sales proceeds. The success of this investigation is also attributable to collaboration and public information sharing in supporting the Keep Jakarta programme to create a conducive law and order situation within the jurisdiction of the Jakarta Metro Police,” he stated.
The three perpetrators and evidence have been brought to the headquarters of the Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Directorate for further investigation.