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Police break up Malaysia Joker drug network in Makassar, seize meth and ecstasy

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Makassar police arrested seven alleged members of a drug network known as Malaysia Joker.
  • Authorities seized 9 kilograms of methamphetamine and 10,255 ecstasy tablets.
  • Police said the network had shipped drugs from Medan, Jakarta, Surabaya and Makassar, with evidence collected from several arrests.

Police in Makassar have arrested seven people accused of distributing drugs through a network known as Malaysia Joker. Officers seized 9 kilograms of methamphetamine and 10,255 ecstasy tablets, according to AKBP Lulik Febyantara, head of the Makassar City Police narcotics unit.

The suspects were identified by the initials EA, SI, SA, AD, DK, SB and EW. Lulik said they acted as intermediaries for a Malaysian drug trafficker whom police are still identifying.

Yes, we arrested seven people and seized 9 kilograms of methamphetamine and 10,255 ecstasy tablets.

· AKBP Lulik FebyantaraThe head of the Makassar City Police narcotics unit described the arrests and seizures.

The network received its nickname from the packaging used for the methamphetamine and ecstasy tablets, which carried an image of the Joker’s face. Police said the group had sent methamphetamine to four Indonesian cities.

The seized evidence represented the combined results of arrests in Makassar, Pinrang, Surabaya, Pasuruan and Depok. Lulik said the drugs had been shipped through Medan, Jakarta, Surabaya and Makassar before the network was uncovered by the Makassar narcotics unit.

They are the hands of a Malaysian methamphetamine trafficker whom we are currently identifying. This network is Malaysia Joker.

· AKBP Lulik FebyantaraHe explained the suspects’ alleged role and the network’s name.
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