JakartaGlobe-Jan 18
The Jakarta Metropolitan Police and the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Customs Office recently uncovered a home industry for meth-laced e-liquid in West Jakarta — sparking concerns about the cigarette alternative, especially when used by adolescents. The suspect is a 22-year-old man called Mochammad Rafi Khairullah. The police confiscated 385 bottles of meth-laced liquid vape bottles, amounting to a total of 16 liters. According to the police, Rafi had rented a house in West Jakarta, to mix the illicit drugs into the vape liquid. The police revealed that Rafi tried to sell the meth-laced vape liquid online. “He sold each 100-ml size bottle for Rp 200,000 [$13]. Our investigation so far showed that the culprit was only about to sell the e-liquid to a number of buyers in the Greater Jakarta area,” Mukti Juharsa, the director of narcotics investigation at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, told reporters on Monday, as reported by Jakarta Globe’s sister publication Beritasatu. The police over the weekend raided the drug-laced e-liquid home industry after neighbors reported suspicious activities at Rafi’s home. News outlet Tempo reported that Rafi had smuggled the raw materials from Iran, which then made its way to Hong Kong, China first before arriving in Indonesia. The police are also currently searching for two other suspects, namely Candra and Andi, who assisted in the smuggling of the raw materials. The news of drug-infused vape liquid caused many to worry about the vape use trend among youths. House of Representatives member Irma Suryani Chaniago said many people are under the impression that vaping is less harmful than smoking a regular cigarette. Irma said that vape liquid contains nicotine and other harmful chemicals, and it could be even more dangerous if drugs are in the mix. Read more at:
https://jakartaglobe.id/news/methinfused-vape-liquid-home-industry-sparks-concern-over-ecigs
