PRISON located at Jalan Letkol Istiqlah Number 59, Banyuwangi, still looks solid. The prison is inhabited 742 person. That amount is really suffocating. Ideally class II B prisons are inhabited 265 person. This over capacity situation has been going on for a long time.
With the condition of full occupants, there has been no concrete action from the government to build a new prison that is considered more appropriate. What happened was just the opposite. Several times the prison which is now "directed" by Arimin has been plagued by new problems related to the behavior of the officers and inmates.
It wasn't even a week since the warden invited two of the inmates to accompany the alcohol party in the prison. The incident really slapped the prison officials in the face. Two wardens were "forced" to be boxed into the East Java Kemenkum-HAM Regional Office. Meanwhile, the people who were considered to be most responsible for the “release” of the two prisoners who had been invited to the alcohol party were not touched by the sanctions.
Latest news, a convict was picked up by a drug suspect who arrested the Banyuwangi Police Satnarkoba a week ago. The three perpetrators of crystal methamphetamine abuse who were arrested were Arif Prasetya, 38, residents of Lateng Village; Saleh Muhamad Alatas, 42, Jembrana residents, Bali; and Nicholas, 46, Pamuyan people, Cianjur, West Java.
The illicit goods are suspected of involving a network within the Banyuwangi Prison. They are suspected of being a drug network controlled by unscrupulous convicts who are now languishing in cells. The prisoner is Darsono who is currently undergoing legal proceedings at the Banyuwangi Prison.
He is suspected of being an operator in drug trafficking involving the three. However, The confessions of the three drug suspects were denied by the Banyuwangi Headquarters, Something, at that time. He emphasized that the suspect's confession was just an alibi to divert attention.
"That's just an acknowledgment and there needs to be a follow-up,Arimin said at the time. Regarding the alleged rampant drug trafficking in prisons, the JP-RaBa team tries to dig from various sources. There are sources from prisoners and several sources who claim to understand drug trafficking.
"It's no longer a secret that there is drug trafficking in prison. There is indeed a city inside,said the source JP- RaBa, whose name has been warned to keep it a secret. There are three cities that "power" in the prison. The source called them the initials J, H, Day U.
Three big cities (bede) It is highly respected in prison. Like circulation outside the prison, to distribute the illicit goods, the bandar have couriers. It is from these couriers that goods are sold with a thrifty package system (vice).
The source said, from 742 prison inmates, as much 247 people are registered as drug detainees. So the frugal packages are sold to drug convicts and other case detainees. “The turnover is indeed quite large. Sometimes a day can be up to Rp 10 million for one city. If three cities just multiply it,'' said the source.
Then, how do you get it in the jail?? the source revealed, there are two ways. First, through an outsider who disguised himself as a visitor. Such a delivery mode has been read by the warden. Items can be included in food and other items that feel safe.
In the past, there had been visitors who injected crystal methamphetamine through food (fried chicken). Such a mode was immediately revealed by the warden. The second mode is by mining goods outside the prison. After the goods are mined, said the source, prison officers came to take it. Next, the goods were handed over to the city in prison.
"After the goods reach the hands of the city, the goods are sorted into packets of thighs. One leg is sold for Rp 300 thousand. Currently the price per gram of methamphetamine is Rp 1,8 million, You can calculate for yourself how much profit the city has,'' he said.
With the rampant drug trafficking in prisons, the cities are getting multiple profits. If a day can reap a profit of Rp 10 up to Rp 15 million, in a month can be Rp 300 million. What a lucrative business.
Lantas, How many items are in circulation during the month?? This source revealed that the amount of methamphetamine circulating in prisons could reach up to a month 2 kg assuming 1 grams of methamphetamine is set at Rp 1,9 million. strange, the illicit drug business in the prison is still safe until now.
Once upon a time the Banyuwangi Police carried out a sudden raid, but the result is nil. Just a few things, such as matches and other sharp objects, found. The raid did not find drugs. The rampant circulation of narcotics in prisons has raised deep concerns for the National Narcotics Agency (BNN).
If it's true there is drug trafficking, BNN did not hesitate to carry out raids. This statement was made by the Head of Public Relations of BNN Kombes Slamet Pribadi when confirmed by JP-RaBa some time ago. "BNN can order BNP or the local police chief to raid prisons,'' said Slamet, who is actually Lare Oseng.
According to Slamets, as a means of communication, like a cell phone, free to be held by convicts, drug trafficking in prisons is very likely to occur. Because, With this cellphone, ordering goods from outside can be done. “Clean the means of communication first if the prison wants to be clean from drugs. If there are still prisoners holding cell phones, there is a possibility that there is potential for drug trafficking,'' said the police officer who is familiarly called Didik. (radar)
