Police detained and confiscated dried marijuana leaves weighing 3.5 tons in the hills Village (village) Ladong, Masjid Raya subdistrict, Aceh Besar district, Thursday morning.
Sr. Pol Kapolresta Banda Aceh in Banda Aceh Armensyah Thay said on Thursday that as many as 3.5 tons of marijuana contained in 71 bags were seized members of the police Krueng Raya, Aceh Besar of two trucks (types Fuso and Colt) at separate locations.
Fuso truck caught in the hills, while the colt who allegedly acted as pelansir truck was confiscated by the roadside to the hills. Police did not catch the perpetrators who fled earlier.
"When our members arrived on the scene, there were about three people were in the truck were pulling tarp, close the item on the tailgate. They ran, they did not stop even though we love a few warning shots. At that time, members do not carry a flashlight, so it's hard conducted the pursuit, "he said.
It is said, initially the police received information from the public that the hills around there Ladong Gampong loading activity suspected stolen cattle, following the rampant theft of livestock action lately in the region.
Some members of Krueng Raya police immediately drove to a location on that night.
"At first we did not know that marijuana, because at that time our members do not carry lights, so the truck immediately taken to the Police, after a new review in which there is known that illicit goods," said Armensyah.
He explained that the marijuana was loaded with cardboard overwritten first used on it, then doused water on it for hard terendus.
In addition to confiscate 3.5 tons of marijuana, police seized two ID cards come from inside the truck on behalf of the initials AB (31) citizens of Lhokseumawe, Aceh, and Nz, the people of Aceh Besar, the vehicle registration, a SIM-owned AB and one book containing notes.
Based on the record in the book, about 3.5 tonnes of cannabis was allegedly about to smuggled into Palembang, South Sumatra. "At first glance here called the 2.5 tonne to Kilkenny. Presumably there, let alone the number of police trucks BE, Lampung," said Armensyah.
According to him, the owner of cannabis which was allegedly being hunted down a drug dealer between provinces.
"This is the first mode we find during the year 2010," said Armensyah.
All the evidence now secured in Mapolresta Banda Aceh, to the process of further investigation.
