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Police arrest four and burn six suspected drug stalls in West Jakarta
A joint team of 116 officers raided Kampung Boncos in West Jakarta on October 12.
Police arrested four men and seized items including methamphetamine-use equipment, a scale, phones and knives.
Officers also burned six semipermanent structures they suspected were being used to sell drugs.
The raid was part of a wider effort to prevent drug use and trafficking in areas covered by the Jakarta police.
On October 9, officers had detained 24 people in separate raids in Kampung Boncos and nearby Kampung Ambon.
Police said those people were still being investigated, and had not confirmed whether they were users or dealers.
The sources give no further details about what will happen to the four men arrested in the latest raid.
Joint forces arrested four men and burned six suspected drug stalls during a raid in Kampung Boncos, West Jakarta.
The operation took place on Monday, October 12, with 116 personnel from several agencies involved.
Officers seized drug-use equipment, phones, a digital-scale, knives and other items.
Police said the raid was part of intensified routine operations to support efforts to prevent and combat drug abuse and trafficking.
- Who
- Joint forces, including police, the National Narcotics Agency, the military and public-order officers, carried out the raid; four men were arrested.
- What
- Officers raided suspected drug stalls, arrested four men and burned six stalls.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Kampung Boncos, West Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Why
- Police said the operation supported efforts to prevent and combat drug abuse and trafficking.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Joint forces raided Kampung Boncos and Kampung Ambon and detained 24 people across the two locations.
Joint forces raided Kampung Boncos, arrested four men and burned six suspected drug stalls.
Metro Jaya Police narcotics director Bismo Teguh Prakoso gave details of the operation.
- Location
- Kampung Boncos, West Jakarta
- Arrests
- Four men: MI, R, SA and MR
- Stalls burned
- Six suspected drug stalls
- Personnel
- 116 joint-force officers
- Items seized
- 15 methamphetamine-use pipes, 16 small glass pipes and one electric scale
What people are saying
Officers successfully secured four men.
There were six stalls.
This action follows President Prabowo Subianto’s instructions and the guidance of National Police Chief General Suyudi Ario Seto in efforts to prevent drug trafficking and support the recovery of drug users.
Sources
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