Police Raid Three Drug Shops in East Jakarta Over Alleged Illegal Sale of Prescription Medicines
The Pasar Rebo Police Precinct conducted raids on three shops allegedly selling prescription medicines on Jalan Raya Bogor in East Jakarta, following a viral incident in which unknown individuals threw firecrackers at the establishments. Police discovered quantities of prescription drugs allegedly being sold illegally at the shops.
“We from Pasar Rebo Police Precinct swiftly followed up on this information by visiting the locations, particularly on Jalan Raya Bogor, in front of PT Meiyume, in front of Mixue, and a third location on Jalan Lestari, Kalisari,” said Pasar Rebo Police Chief AKP I Wayan Wijaya, as reported by Antara on Tuesday (10 March 2026).
He stated that the raids were conducted to address public concern regarding the circulation of these drugs. From inspections at the three locations, officers found several drugs suspected to be in the Category G classification, which can only be legally obtained with a doctor’s prescription.
In total, 15 Category G drug lists were secured from the kiosks. The raids involved local neighbourhood administrators, including RT and RW officials, as well as kiosk owners.
Officers then conducted a search within the kiosks, which had previously been leased for other business purposes. According to Wayan, the kiosks were originally used to sell cosmetics, mobile phone devices, and tissue.
However, in practice the kiosks had been misused for the illegal sale of prescription medicines.
“Initially, the locations were used for leasing cosmetics, mobile phones, and tissue. But it turned out they were being misused to sell prescription medicines,” he said.
Police also revealed that one kiosk in the Jalan Raya Bogor area had actually been reported closed by its owner some time ago. However, the sellers allegedly continued operating in secret.
Based on information from the kiosk owner, the premises had not been operating officially for approximately six months, but the perpetrators allegedly opened the kiosk only briefly to avoid monitoring by authorities.
“That kiosk has been closed for a long time, according to information from the owner, for approximately six months. But they kept playing cat and mouse, opening for about one to two hours, then closing again,” explained Wayan.
Previously, there was an incident involving the throwing of firecrackers at one of the kiosks. This incident is believed to have been triggered by residents’ frustration upon discovering the illegal prescription drug sales activity at the location.
When the incident occurred, the kiosk was open, so the firecracker throwing attracted the attention of nearby residents. In response to this incident, police urged the public not to take the law into their own hands if they discover suspected criminal activity of this nature.
“We from the police urge the public that if they find kiosks selling Category G drugs to immediately report it to the authorities. We will follow up on such reports,” said Wayan.
He emphasised that taking the law into one’s own hands, such as throwing firecrackers, could endanger the surrounding environment and even trigger fires.
“We ask the public not to take the law into their own hands because such actions could result in fires in the surrounding kiosk area,” said Wayan.
Police have committed to increasing patrols and monitoring of illegal prescription drug circulation in the Pasar Rebo area to maintain security and protect the public from the abuse of dangerous drugs.