Police bust home industry for etomidate cartridges in PIK; Singaporean national arrested

Authorities in Jakarta have busted a suspected home industry involved in the production and packaging of etomidate cartridges in the Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) area of North Jakarta. The operation was a result of an investigation into a package shipment believed to contain etomidate raw materials.

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From the development, we found thousands of cartridges prepared for mass production. Currently, the investigation is still ongoing to uncover the network involved and the roles of each perpetrator.

During the raid, law enforcement apprehended LHM, a Singaporean national, who is alleged to have been responsible for mixing the etomidate liquid. Police also confiscated thousands of empty cartridges and various equipment used for filling them with the substance. The investigation is ongoing to uncover the full extent of the network involved and the roles of each perpetrator.

Kombes Pol Wisnu Wardana, the Head of Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police, stated that the discovery stemmed from finding etomidate liquid, which led to the identification of the PIK location. "From the development, we found thousands of cartridges prepared for mass production. Currently, the investigation is still ongoing to uncover the network involved and the roles of each perpetrator," Wisnu said.

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Based on preliminary investigation results, approximately two liters of etomidate liquid are estimated to be processed into almost 2,000 ready-to-use cartridges. However, this figure is still an estimate and will be confirmed through further investigation.

Investigators are working to determine how long this assembly activity has been ongoing and the total number of cartridges produced and distributed. Preliminary estimates suggest that approximately two liters of etomidate liquid could be processed into nearly 2,000 ready-to-use cartridges, though this figure is still an estimate and subject to further confirmation. The modus operandi involved shipping the raw liquid separately, disguised in shampoo packaging, and then assembling the cartridges domestically.

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The modus operandi used by the perpetrators is different from previous cases. If usually cartridges containing etomidate were brought directly by passengers from abroad, this time the raw material in the form of liquid was sent separately through a courier service company.