Suspects and seized evidence
The suspects included 174 men and six women. An ANTARA FOTO image showed police escorting a suspect at the Wednesday briefing at Polresta Sidoarjo.
Police listed 1.7 kilograms of methamphetamine, 4.41 grams of marijuana, 2,089 ecstasy pills and 30,486 LL pills among the evidence seized.
Earlier in the year, the department's narcotics unit, Satresnarkoba, reported 19 cases involving 25 suspects for March, according to ANTARA News Jawa Timur. Those investigations yielded 235.79 grams of methamphetamine, 52 ecstasy pills and 408.66 grams of marijuana. The March case and suspect totals were much lower, though they covered one month rather than the three months included in the latest report.
Nightlife venue raids
In a separate operation on October 22, Polresta Sidoarjo and Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN) raided nightlife venues across Sidoarjo, Memorandum.co.id reported. All visitors and female karaoke hostesses, known as pemandu lagu, were required to undergo urine tests. More than 50 test kits were provided each night.
Officers found no drugs during that raid. They did find high-alcohol liquor in several karaoke rooms and issued warnings. The raids were to continue regularly.
Department-wide urine tests
On November 3, the day before the case briefing, Polresta Sidoarjo conducted urine tests for all its personnel, according to Memorandum.co.id. Those tested included police chief AKBP Bobby A. Condroputra, deputy chief AKBP Fahrian Saleh Siregar, senior officials, all precinct chiefs and rank-and-file members.
All members' results were reported as negative. Condroputra also reiterated that police personnel were prohibited from using e-cigarettes or vapes.
