Pekanbaru – The Pekanbaru City Police Narcotics Unit has arrested a police officer from the Meranti Islands Regency Police with initials IR on drug trafficking charges.
Pekanbaru City Police deputy chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Putut S. Wicaksono said the suspect was caught as he rode a motorcycle at the Jl. Sam Ratulangi intersection, exactly adjacent to the Pekanbaru City Police station.
The affair drew public attention and caused a traffic jam because the defendant aggressively resisted arrest. "When arrested, he claimed to be a member of the Indonesian Military (TNI)," he said, Friday (18/2).
"Actually, he had been followed from Jl. Setia Budi. After the team was sure he was carrying the contraband substances, they apprehended him. After searching him, officers found 100 green ecstasy pills with apple logos on them inside a cigarette pack in the pocket of his pants. The package is estimated to be valued at Rp 25 million (US$1,850)," added Putut.
The arrest, Putut said,was the result of public reports of the circulation of ecstasy pills from Selat Panjang in the Meranti islands.