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Island focus: Gorilla tobacco factory in Bali uncovered
Joint operation: Police personnel show “gorilla tobacco” (synthetic marijuana) to journalists in a house in Denpasar, Bali, on Thursday
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span class="caption">Joint operation: Police personnel show “gorilla tobacco” (synthetic marijuana) to journalists in a house in Denpasar, Bali, on Thursday. Personnel from the National Police, the Bali Police and the Directorate General of Customs and Excise from the Finance Ministry cracked down on a small factory allegedly producing the illegal product in Bali.(JP/Zul Trio Anggono)
A joint operation conducted by the National Police and the Soekarno-Hatta Customs Office has uncovered a home industry that illegally produced synthetic marijuana, locally known as gorilla tobacco. The team arrested two men, Krisna Andika Putra, 20, and Anak Agung Ekananda, 24, for allegedly running the small factory that produced 30 kilograms of gorilla tobacco within three months.
National Police narcotics unit head Sr. Comr. Asep Jenal Akhmadi said on Thursday that the Soekarno Hatta Customs Office had tipped off the police in March about a package mailed from China that contained 500 grams of 5F-ADB, an ingredient often used in the production of synthetic marijuana. After receiving the information, the two offices began a joint operation to track down the intended recipient of the package.
The team found a small drugs factory located in a two-story house on Jl. Tunjung Sari, Denpasar, only around 800 meters from the Denpasar Police building, and confiscated around 30 kg of gorilla tobacco ready to be distributed across Indonesia via an online shop, as well as production equipment,” Asep said.
