North Jakarta police detectives arrested six drug trafficking suspects on Wednesday and seized 1.3 tons of dried marijuana in a raid at the Regency II housing complex of Pasar Kamis, Tangerang.[1][2] Three of the six were police officers from the Mobile Brigade elite force, identified only as KR, AS and IS, who had brought the marijuana from Aceh.[1][2]

North Jakarta police chief Andi Chaeruddin said the confiscated marijuana had a street value of Rp 1.3 billion.[1][2] Police also seized a .22-caliber gun and a Toyota Hardtop jeep carrying 13 packages of the dried drug.[1][2]

Tense raid

The raid turned tense when two of the three Brimob officers drew their firearms and claimed they were there to arrest the three civilians for drug possession.[1][2] Koja subprecinct intelligence chief Nachrowi and his men demanded arrest warrants, which the officers could not show, and took them in along with the civilians.[1][2] The remaining civilian suspects were named as Daefan, 29, Mauzakir, 23, and Amadi, 20.[1][2]