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Makassar’s ‘biggest’ drug kingpin shot dead
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A policeman watches two drug suspects after a raid in Binjai, North Sumatra, earlier this year. (Antara/Septianda Perdana)
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arcotics officers from the South Sulawesi Police shot dead Ruslan aka Cullang, who was believed to be the biggest drug dealer in Makassar, South Sulawesi Police chief Insp. Gen. Muktiono said in the provincial capital on Wednesday.
The 28-year-old man was shot dead because he retaliated when the police tried to arrest him in Pasangkayu, North Mamuju, West Sulawesi, on Tuesday, Muktiono said.
“The suspect had been on our wanted list and became a fugitive for quite a long time. He changed locations frequently,” he said.
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Ruslan had allegedly cooperated with an international drug ring that supplied crystal methamphetamine, he claimed.
“The drugs were smuggled via Tarakan in North Kalimantan and then shipped to Makassar through the Soekarno-Hatta and Parepare ports,” Muktiono added.
The head of the narcotics unit, Sr. Comr. Eka Yudha Satriawan, claimed the deceased suspect had smuggled an average of 10 kilograms of crystal meth to Makassar per month.
Previously, the police had arrested five alleged drug dealers who were supposedly part of Ruslan’s network, Eka said.
“We will continue to expand this investigation,” Eka said. (bbs)
