Police arrest five in raid in Kampung Ambon

Jakarta (ANTARA) — The Jakarta Metro Police’s Narcotics Investigation Directorate arrested five men during a raid linked to a suspected drug-abuse case in the Kampung Ambon area of Cengkareng, West Jakarta, on Tuesday.

“Officers managed to detain five men,” Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Investigation Director Commissioner Bismo Teguh Prakoso said in a statement in Jakarta on Tuesday.

He identified the five detainees by their initials as NP, 57, TFK, 58, RK, 37, CDM, 50, and FRT, 30. Urine tests found all five positive for drug use.

“During the raid, the joint team seized two packets of methamphetamine weighing 0.45 gram, two packets of synthetic cannabis weighing 1.06 grams, 10 methamphetamine pipes (bongs), two plastic bags containing rock sugar, nine bladed weapons and one CCTV camera,” Bismo said.

Meanwhile, the head of Subdirectorate 1 at the Jakarta Metro Police Narcotics Investigation Directorate, Commissioner Ardyan Yudo Setyantono, said the enforcement operation began with a joint briefing attended by 125 personnel.

The operation was conducted as part of an intensified routine operation (KRYD) to curb illicit drug trafficking and abuse in the area.

“A joint briefing was held as part of an intensified routine operation to prevent and eradicate narcotics abuse and illicit trafficking in Kampung Ambon,” Ardyan said.