South Sulawesi Police on Alert After Discovery of 30 Kg of Cocaine in Selayar Waters
The quantity of cocaine discovered on the coast and in the waters of Selayar Islands District, South Sulawesi, has increased to 30 kilograms after a resident discovered another package of narcotics on West Beach, Buki District.
“Yes, a resident found another package containing cocaine whilst collecting cuttlefish this morning that had washed ashore,” said Selayar Islands Police Chief Senior Commissioner Didid Imawan on Monday (16 March).
Didid explained that the latest package of cocaine was discovered by a resident who spotted a black plastic bundle. On Monday (16 March) at approximately 07.00 WITA, the package was found buried amongst coastal beach waste and bore the inscription “Bugatti”.
“Because it appeared suspicious, the bundle was taken and brought home before being reported to the police,” he stated.
After discovering the illicit item, the resident then reported it to the Drugs Investigation Unit of Selayar Police for secure custody.
“The item found consisted of one black plastic bundle inscribed with ‘Bugatti’ in rectangular form, suspected to contain cocaine with a gross weight of approximately 1.158 kilograms,” said Head of Drugs Investigation Unit at Selayar Islands Police Chief Inspector Suhardiman.
Meanwhile, South Sulawesi Regional Police have destroyed 25 kilograms of cocaine that residents previously discovered between 28 February and 17 March in Selayar coastal waters.
“We shall continue to tighten surveillance in coastal areas together with the military and local government elements,” said South Sulawesi Police Chief Inspector General Djuhandhani Rahardjo Puro.
Head of Enforcement at the South Sulawesi National Narcotics Agency, Senior Commissioner Ardiansyah, stated that cocaine circulation in South Sulawesi has not yet been identified as connected to this discovery.
“Regarding circulation in South Sulawesi, we have not yet found any connection to this discovery. However, it has already been found in Indonesia, specifically in Bali Province where narcotics of this type were previously uncovered,” said Ardiansyah.