Jakarta – A total of 11,828 drug suspects were successfully arrested by the Task Force
Prevention of Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in the Polri since its formation at the end of September 2023.
Meanwhile, the latest disclosure in the period 15 November to 28 December 2023, the number of suspects arrested was 4,037 people.
Head of the Task Force for Combating Drug Abuse and Illegal Trafficking, Irjen Pol Asep Edi Suheri said, that of this number, 9,628 suspects were currently under investigation.
“(A total of) 2,200 other suspects were rehabilitated,” continued Irjen Pol Asep Edi at a press conference, Friday, (29/12).
He also said that during the first three month work period from September to December, there were 7,921 reports of these cases.
Meanwhile, the evidence confiscated so far consists of 1,899.43 grams of methamphetamine, 706,712 grams of ecstasy, 815,350 grams of marijuana, 2,039 grams of cocaine, 115,342 grams of gorilla tobacco, 1 gram of heroin, 22,743 grams of ketamine, and 3,112,204 grams of hard drugs. .
All the evidence, explained Irjen Pol Asep Edi, the calculation Task Force could save 13,735,212 lives.
The suspects who have been arrested by the Task Force are currently subject to multiple articles, namely Article 114 Paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 132 Paragraph 2 of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics subsidiary Article 111 Paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 132 Paragraph 2 of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics subsidiary Article 112 Paragraph 2 Article 132 Paragraph 2 of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics. The threat of criminal punishment that awaits is a maximum death penalty and a maximum fine of Rp8 billion. Bembo
