Satresnarkoba Polres Pekalongan, the drug squad of the Pekalongan regency police, arrested two men suspected of narcotics abuse and distribution in Wiradesa district, Pekalongan regency, Central Java.[1] The two men, identified by initials as MES alias Gono, 25, and AF alias Parmin, 37, were detained on the side of Jalan Raya Waru Kidul on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at about 23.00 WIB.[1] Police seized four packets of methamphetamine weighing 1.23 grams in total and one packet of ganja weighing 0.64 grams.[1]

Kasat Resnarkoba Polres Pekalongan Iptu R. Yonanta Edy Pranawa said the arrests began with surveillance in Wiradesa, when officers grew suspicious of the two men at the roadside and searched them.[1] On preliminary examination one suspect admitted he had intended to distribute or sell the methamphetamine, and officers followed up on his statement.[1] Following that statement, officers searched a boarding house painted blue in Desa Kemplong, Wiradesa district, and found a packet of ganja in a wardrobe belonging to one of the suspects.[1] Officers also seized three glass pipettes, two pointed straws, a methamphetamine pipe or bong, a digital scale, one packet of transparent clip plastic, a sling bag, matches, an iPhone 11 Pro and a Honda Beat Street motorcycle.[1] The evidence and both suspects were taken to Mapolres Pekalongan for investigation and further development.[1]

Yonanta said police were still digging deeper to uncover the possibility of other narcotics distribution networks.[1] Both suspects were named under Article 114 paragraph (1) of Law Number 35 of 2009 on Narcotics, with a subsidiary suspicion under Article 609 paragraph (1) letter a, a further subsidiary suspicion under Article 127 paragraph (1), and Article 111 paragraph (1).[1] Metro Pekalongan reported the same two men, MES, 25, and AF, 37, were caught on Jalan Raya Waru Kidul at about 23.00 on 10 November 2026.[2] Metro Pekalongan reported that the boarding-house search in Desa Kemplong found a packet of ganja weighing 0.64 grams in the wardrobe of one of the suspects.[2]