Two SPPG Employees Arrested for Using Meth at Sumenep MBG Kitchen

Two employees at a Free Nutritious Meals (Makan Bergizi Gratis/MBG) kitchen run under the Nutrition Fulfilment Service Unit (Satuan Pelayanan Pemenuhan Gizi/SPPG) have been arrested by the Sumenep Police Narcotics Investigation Unit while allegedly using methamphetamine in the kitchen.

Sumenep Police Public Relations chief Ipda Ach Putra Wardana identified the two suspects by their initials, MA, 39, and AFH, 27.

“Yes, that’s right, both are MBG employees,” Ach Putra Wardana said, as quoted on Saturday (23 October 2026).

He said the suspects were arrested while using methamphetamine at the MBG kitchen in Lenteng Timur village, Lenteng sub-district, at about 10.30am on Thursday (22 October 2026).

According to preliminary statements given to investigators, AFH ordered the methamphetamine through MA. Police are continuing to investigate where the drugs came from.

During the arrest, officers seized two small plastic packets containing 0.39 grammes and 0.11 grammes of methamphetamine.

Police also confiscated several items, including a homemade water-bottle bong, straws, a glass pipe, a gas lighter, a torn piece of tissue, the jeans worn by one of the suspects, and a mobile phone belonging to AFH.

Mellisa Agustin, head of SPPG Lenteng Timur 3, confirmed that the two men were her employees. She said MA and AFH worked in food packaging.

“Yes, both of them are employees,” Mellisa said.

Investigators have charged the suspects under Article 114(1) of Law No. 35/2009 on Narcotics and/or Article 609(1)(a) of the Criminal Code, as stipulated in Law No. 1/2023 on the Criminal Code in conjunction with Law No. 1/2026 on Criminal Penalty Adjustments, as well as Article 132(1) of Law No. 35/2009 on Narcotics.