Police Arrest Two Narcotics Dealers Operating Illegal Drug Sales Under Guise of Phone and Convenience Stores in South Jakarta
Police arrested two narcotics dealers with initials WA and M in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta. A total of 28,243 units of prescription drugs were confiscated.
The sequence of events began on Friday, 13 March 2026 at 21:00 WIB. Initially, the Narcotics Crime Unit (Satresnarkoba) of South Jakarta Metro Police Headquarters received information from members of the public regarding a store selling or distributing prescription drugs in the Jagakarsa District area, specifically on Papaya Street and Raya Street, Jagakarsa, South Jakarta.
“We were able to apprehend two suspects alleged to be store attendants with the initials WA and M,” said Narcotics Crime Chief of South Jakarta Metro Police Headquarters AKBP Prasetyo Nugroho during a press conference at South Jakarta Police Headquarters on Sunday, 15 March.
Prescription drugs from Schedule G list totalling 3,095 units were discovered at the initial location. Upon further investigation, police visited a rented room on Belimbing Street, Jagakarsa, South Jakarta.
“We found several types of prescription drugs totalling approximately 25,148 units. According to the store attendant WA, these drugs were sold at prices ranging from 5,000 to 40,000 Indonesian rupiah, generating approximately 200,000 Indonesian rupiah in daily profits,” he stated.
Based on statements from the perpetrators, the drugs originated from individual A, who is suspected of being the owner of the medications and the proprietor of the shop. Individual A is currently listed as a wanted person (DPO).
The modus operandi involved selling prohibited drugs under the guise of mobile phone shops and convenience stores. Both suspects had been operating in this manner for one year.
“First there was the mobile phone shop, then the convenience store, with the drugs concealed and hidden illegally within these retail establishments. The two perpetrators we investigated have only been running this operation for one year at this location,” he explained.
Confiscated evidence included 37 units of psychotropic substances, 100 units of Trihexyphenidyl 2 mg, 2,380 units of Hexymer, 60 units of Tramadol, 18 units of Double Y, and 8,355 various Schedule G category drugs from the second location, totalling 28,243 units.
As a result of their actions, both perpetrators have been charged under Article 435 subsidiary to Article 436 Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Law Number 17 of 2023 concerning Healthcare as amended under Annex 1 of Law Number 1 of 2026 concerning Criminal Sentence Adjustment, and Article 62 of Law Number 5 of 1997 concerning Psychotropic Substances as amended under Annex 1 of Law Number 1 of 2026 concerning Criminal Sentence Adjustment, carrying a maximum prison sentence of 12 years.