South Kalimantan Police Uncover 128 Kilograms of Methamphetamine from Fredy Pratama Network

The Narcotics Directorate of the South Kalimantan Regional Police has successfully uncovered the distribution of 128,705.17 grams, or approximately 128 kilograms, of methamphetamine supplied by the network of international drug kingpin Fredy Pratama, also known as Miming.

“Five suspects were arrested at separate locations in Banjarmasin and Banjarbaru,” said South Kalimantan Police Chief Inspector General Dr. Rosyanto Yudha Hermawan in Banjarbaru on Thursday.

The police chief explained that the first arrest was made on Monday, 8 June, at 12:20 Central Indonesian Time, when suspect JR (28) from Depok, West Java, was apprehended at Trisakti Port in Banjarmasin with evidence totalling 56,966.28 grams, or 56 kilograms, of methamphetamine.

Following further investigation, suspects RH (32) and MA (51) were arrested on Thursday, 11 June, on Jalan Benua Elok in Banjarbaru with 3,988.52 grams, or 3.9 kilograms, of methamphetamine.

Police continued their operation on Friday afternoon, 12 June, arresting AJ (28) from Palembang, South Sumatra, in the parking area of Ulin Regional General Hospital in Banjarmasin while he was carrying 64,759.55 grams, or 64 kilograms, of methamphetamine.

A few hours later on Friday evening, the final courier, SU (49), was arrested on Jalan Ahmad Yani Km 18 in Banjarbaru with 2,990 grams, or 2.9 kilograms, of methamphetamine.

“So the total evidence seized from this series of arrests within the network is 127 packages of methamphetamine with an overall weight of 128 kilograms,” the police chief clarified.

This disclosure is the largest in the past six years. According to South Kalimantan Police records, the biggest previous seizure was uncovered on 6 August 2020, involving 300 kilograms of methamphetamine.

In recognition of this achievement, the police chief promised to prepare a special reward for the team operating under the control of the South Kalimantan Police Narcotics Director, Senior Commissioner Baktiar Joko Mujiono, and the Head of Sub-Directorate 3, Assistant Senior Commissioner Ade Harri Sistriawan.

“The reward will be presented during the Bhayangkara Day celebration on 1 July,” Yudha stated.

High appreciation was also conveyed by the Speaker of the South Kalimantan Regional House of Representatives, Supian HK, who pledged a special award to the Sub-Directorate 3 team for their success in uncovering the 128 kilograms of methamphetamine.

“The drugs that failed to circulate have successfully saved more than 600,000 lives from potential abuse,” he said.