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Man arrested on charges of Tramadol possession
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A suspect sits next to thousands of ecstasy pills at the Pekanbaru Police headquarters in Riau on Feb. 21. (Antara/Rony Muharrman)
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ebo Precinct Police narcotics officers arrested a resident of Sungai Rambai village, identified only as W, 51, at a restaurant on the Tebo-Bungo road on Friday for alleged possession of thousands of Tramadol pills.
“We seized 1,651 caplets containing 16,510 Tramadol pills from the suspect,” Jambi Police spokesperson Adj. Sr. Comr. Kuswahyudi Tresnadi said on Saturday.
He said that the Tebo Police's narcotics unit received information from the Jambi Police about the shipping of a package of illegal substances to a person in Tebo.
Tebo Police investigators followed up on the information and launched an investigation.
Following surveillance, the police arrested W and searched for evidence.
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W, along with the evidence, was brought to the Tebo Precinct Police headquarters.
“The suspect has allegedly violated Article 197 of Law No. 36/2009 on Health,” Kuswahyudi said.
Tramadol is a type of opioid painkiller that can only be legally obtained with a doctor’s prescription. (ecn/bbs)
