Shining operation in 2016, the Directorate General of BC Sita 57.2 Kg Narcotics

Shining operation in 2016, the Directorate General of BC Sita 57.2 Kg Narcotics

News Update -Jakarta - Directorate General of Customs (DG BC) have seized 57.2 kilograms of various types of narcotics, during the execution of Operation Shining since 15 until March 31, 2016.

Director General of Customs, said Heru Pamungkas, Joko Widodo President has instructed the ranks in order to combat against narcotics in Indonesia.

"This operation is in accordance with the instructions of President Joko Widodo, who declared war on drug crimes," he added in a statement on Tuesday (05/04/2016).

Jokowi President ordered the police and relevant government agencies held in the framework of Operation Shining Prevention Combating Drug Abuse and Illicit Drugs (P4GN).

He said, it involves the entire Unit Customs Office in order to focus on areas that are prone to drug smuggling.

"The suspects smuggle drugs various modes, such as hiding in the body and sent through parcel services," he continued.

He also revealed some disclosures of drug distribution in eight offices Unit BC prosecution of drug distribution that KPU Type C Soekarno-Hatta six cases, the Commission Type B Batan five cases, KPPBC TMP Jakarta as much as two cases, and KPPBC Tanjung Balai Karimum as much as two cases.

In addition, the TMP KPPBC Bandung as one case, KPPBC TMP field as much as one case, KPPBC TMP Pinang much as one case, and KPPBC Primary Type Pasar Baru Post Office as one case.

He said officers had confiscated from the crystal clear kilograms of suspected methampetamine as much as 52922.36, 3995.00 kilograms of ecstasy, 320 grams of hashish, kethamine 6 grams and 19.84 grams of marijuana. So the total drug evidence secured as much 57263.2 grams of narcotics worth Rp81,2 billion, with 18 suspects from various countries

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The suspects are from China amounted to two people, two people of Iran, Malaysia two people, the French one, and Indonesia 11.

He also added that during the period of three months, it uncover 90 cases of drug smuggling by the number of items of evidence as much as 244.6 kilograms, valued at Rp488 billion.

"The suspects and evidence submitted to the police and BNN to investigation, as well as further development," he concluded. (N/U)