TEMPO.CO, Sumenep - The Sumenep Police, Madura, East Java, arrested two men, RL and AJ, suspected to be drug dealers of crystal methamphetamine type.

"Both were arrested on the riverbank in Kebun Agung Village on Friday night," Sumenep Police Head of Public Relations Abd. Mukid said in Sumenep on Saturday, March 24.

Police seized three small plastic clip bags containing crystal meth with a gross weight of 5.8 grams, two mobile phones, and one motor unit as the evidence.

Previously, the police received information from the public about RL who allegedly often held crystal meth transaction.

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That night, the police again received information that RL would do a transaction on the riverbank in Kebun Agung village with AJ.

"When about to be arrested, RL had thrown away a small plastic bag clip containing crystal meth which was immediately seized by the police officers as evidence," said Mukid.

Police also found another small plastic bag clip that also contained crystal meth in AJ's wallet and on one of AJ's motorcycle parts. The police immediately took RL (35) and AJ to Sumenep Police Headquarter for further examination.

Based on the questioning, RL claimed to buy the crystal meth from a resident in one of the districts in Sampang Regency and it is planned to be sold.

ANTARA