Doctor Arrested in Drug Bust
Jakarta Metro Police narcotics officers showing the evidence seized from a methamphetamine laboratory in this file photo. In the latest bust, a young doctor from an Islamic institute has been arrested for allegedly supplying the raw materials used in the production of the drug. (JG Photo/Yudhi Sukma Wijaya)
A young doctor from the Islamic Hospital Foundation is facing serious drug charges after Jakarta Police raided a methamphetamine factory in a home in Bogor, West Java.
Chief Comr. Anjan Pramuka Putra, head of the Jakarta Police's narcotics division, said "the suspect, MHm, allegedly supplied the raw materials for other suspects.”
Besides MHM, a staff member from Yarsi University, identified as HS, was also arrested.
“HS works in the university's anatomy section,” Anjan added.
The presence of the factory was discovered after police arrested two suspects in Jakarta.
“They had marijuana and methamphetamine with them,” Anjan said.
The factory was discovered at the Villa Nusa Indah housing complex in Gunung Putri, Bogor, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Police arrested a total of four suspected confiscated raw materials such as ephedrine pills, acetone, iodine and phosphorous.
According to Anjan, the factory had been operating for two months.
“They have a small daily production, less than 1 kilogram. They only produce meth when they have orders,” he said.
The suspects are beingl interrogated at the Jakarta Police headquarters.
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