Police detained for selling drugs

Police detained for selling drugs

TANGERANG: Tangerang Police have arrested an officer, First
Adj. Insp. JS of the traffic police unit for his role in a drug
trafficking ring.

"We are still questioning the officer. No matter who he is, we
will take firm measures against him if he is found guilty of drug
trafficking," Tangerang Police chief Sr. Comr. Raja Erizman said
on Monday.

Tangerang Police narcotics unit chief Comr. Suparno said that
police seized two packets of crystal methamphetamine (shabu-
shabu) and drug paraphernalia from the officer.

He said JS was arrested at his second wife's house in Blok
Sekolah Kampong, Cileduk district, Tangerang municipality after
an officer picked up a wanted drug suspect identified as Zul, 34.

He said that Zul, a resident of Jl. Raden Patah, Karang Tengah
was arrested while conducting a drug transaction with officers
who posed as drug users at Pasar Lembang on Thursday.

"We confiscated as evidence from the suspect a packet
containing one gram of shabu-shabu and the Rp 600,000 he obtained
from selling the drug," he said.

He said when the suspect was interrogated, he told police that
he obtained the drug from JS who acted as a supplier. --JP