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Police confiscate 3 tons of marijuana in Tangerang
The National Police narcotics directorate arrested on Thursday a major dealer, identified as Topan, and confiscated 3 tons of marijuana from his house in Etek Pabuaran village, Sindang Jaya in Tangerang, Banten
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he National Police narcotics directorate arrested on Thursday a major dealer, identified as Topan, and confiscated 3 tons of marijuana from his house in Etek Pabuaran village, Sindang Jaya in Tangerang, Banten.
According to the police, the marijuana was wrapped in 225 packages and ready to be distributed to nearby areas such as Depok, Tangerang and Bogor.
National Police's Narcotics Division chief Brig. Gen. Arman Depari, who led the arrest, said that it was a development from the previous arrest of Freeza, another drug dealer, in Beji, Depok, West Java, on Tuesday.
The police had confiscated 88 packages of marijuana with a total weight of 5 kilograms from Freeza's house.
'From Freeza's confession the team then located Topan's hideout,' said Arman to The Jakarta Post
During preliminary questioning, Topan admitted that he had received the marijuana directly from a drug dealer in Aceh.(idb/dic)
