SE Sulawesi police arrest man with Medan-sourced 1.6-kg marijuana 22nd December 2020
Evidence of drug crime (ANTARA/HO-Ditresnarkoba Polda sultra) Kendari, SE Sulawesi (ANTARA) - Southeast Sulawesi police officers arrested a man, only identified as R, 32, on Monday morning, for possession of a 1.6-kilogram package of marijuana he received from an unidentified person in Medan, North Sumatra Province’s capital.
The suspect was apprehended at his rented house in the Kendari Barat neighborhood area at around 10:29 a.m. local time, Chief of the Southeast Police s Narcotics Investigation Directorate Sen. Coms. Muhammad Eka Faturrahman stated in Kendari City on Monday.
The drug package was delivered to the suspect through a courier service and logistics company, he remarked, adding that the police were able to act effectively to thwart this drug crime owing to a tip-off recently received from residents.