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Bali Police destroy drugs worth Rp 4.5b during anniversary

The Bali Police destroyed illegal drugs worth Rp 4

The Jakarta Post
Wed, July 1, 2015

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Bali Police destroy drugs worth Rp 4.5b during anniversary

The Bali Police destroyed illegal drugs worth Rp 4.5 billion (US$337,711) on the police'€™s 64th anniversary on Wednesday.

Bali Police chief Ins. Gen. Ronny Franky Sompie said the drugs were evidence seized in a series of raids between 2014 and 2015.

He added the illegal substances that were destroyed were only samples but he promised that police would destroy every piece of evidence.

'€œThe destroyed items will be thrown into a place that is unreachable,'€ he said as quoted by kompas.com.

The drugs, consisting of 5.1 grams of marijuana, 2,177.32 grams of crystal methamphetamine and 7.8 grams of cocaine, were destroyed with a blender using a chemical substance to prevent them from being used. (ika)(++++)

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