38 kg of methamphetamine caretaker in Riau was also arrested by Barekrim

Jakarta – Criminal investigation police have unveiled the smuggling of 38 kilograms of metamphetamine in Bengkalis, Riau. One suspect was secured in the operation. “One suspect initials HR (46) was secured by the Subidt II team Dittytipidnarkoba Barekrim Polri,” the director of the Criminal Investigation Criminal Act Brigadier General Eko Hadi Santoso said Saturday (4/19/2025). Eko said the methamphetamine was sent out of Malaysia. The suspect was included in the Malaysian Indonesian International Medicine Network. Browse to continue with the content “This network of Malaysia Indonesia,” he said. Kasub it II Dittipidnarkoba Barekrim Polri Combes Audie Camry Wibisana contacted separately, and the suspect said the suspect acts as a courier and bodyguard. “So far, the role in question (which is in fact seen on the ground) is still as a courier and bodyguard, and we are still investigating because we believe that the role in question is more than that,” Kombes Audie explained. The announcement of 38 kilograms of methamphetamine began when the SubDIT II team received Dittipidnarkoba Barekrim Polri information on the delivery of Malaysia methamphetamine to Bengkalis Regency, Riau. The next team deepened the information. Furthermore, on Friday (18/4), the team monitored on Jalan Deluk, Deluk Village, Batam District, Bengkalis Regency. Furthermore, the team arrested a suspect this morning from the speedboat to 00.30 WIB. After that, the team stored and found as many as 38 packets of methamphetamine in the speedboat. At present, the police’s criminal investigative team is still in the process of deepening and developing the suspected network. (Mea/DHN) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here