Northern Sumatra Regional Police arrest the drug dealer forced to be released

Jakarta -Two drug dealers in the Medan Belawan district, Medan City, Northern Sumatra, had to be released after police staff were attacked and attacked by a group of unknown people (OTK). One of the traders has now been arrested again. Northern Sumatra Regional Police Director of Narcotics (Northern Sumatra), senior commissioner, Jean Calvijn Simanjuntak, said drug dealers arrested the firmness of the national police in the fight against drugs. He also emphasized that he would not hesitate to reduce individuals who prevented officers in law enforcement efforts. “There are no more individuals who prevent officers/law enforcement officers who catch drug dealers, especially those who fight and even attack officers, and to burn and damage public facilities and state property,” Calvin on Sunday (4/20/2025) said. Browse to continue with the content at this time, the ranks of the Northern Sumatra Regional Police and Belawan police arrested one dealer who escaped. In addition, seven offenders who fought against officers as well as destruction were arrested by police. “We managed to arrest seven offenders of destruction and also against officers, as well as one drug suspect that ran away,” he added. Separately, reported by Detiksumut, the head of the Northern Sumatra police chief of the Combes Ferry Walintukan said the arrested offenders were Ismail Nasution (58). The perpetrators were arrested on Sunday (4/13/2025) in Perbaungan District, Serdang Dagai Regency (Sergai). “The joint team of the Northern Sumatra Regional Police and Belawan police have managed to arrest Ismail Nasution, a suspect in a drug case that fled after being forced to be released by a group of residents during the attack in Medan Belawan,” Ferry said on Monday (4/14). Ferry said the Northern Sumatra Regional Police together with the TNI arrested seven offenders of the officers’ attacks. At present, it is still looking for other actors, both the offenders of the attack and drugs. “The act of fighting and prevention of officers is a serious criminal. The Northern Sumatra Regional Police, along with the TNI, will not tolerate form of efforts to hinder law enforcement,” he said. The attack case occurred when police made an attack in Bagan Deli Village, Medan Belawan District, on Wednesday (9/4) at about 19.30. From the announcement of drug cases by the Belawan Regional Police, there were reports of people who said there were narcotics users in the area. Police descended nine people to the location and arrested five people who were presumably drug users. But during the arrest process, there was an attack by a group of people to the police. The number of offenders of the attack was more than police staff who carried out raids. As a result, officers decided to release two people asked by the OTKs. Joint National Police and the TNI officials subsequently conducted a joint operation to arrest the offenders of the attack Friday (11/4). Read the full news here. (WHN/LIR) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here