english.jpnn.com, SUMATERA SELATAN - The Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU) Police in South Sumatra paralyzed a man with the initials AP (38) during his arrest on Friday (11/2) afternoon.
Police shot AP with gunfire for resisting the arrest that took place on Jalan Imam Bonjol, Baturaja City, OKU.
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AP was a suspected drug dealer from East OKU.
"The suspect was arrested for possession of meth," said OKU Police spokesman Adjutant Commissioner Mardi Nursal in Baturaja, Saturday (12/2).
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AP allegedly distributed crystal meth in Baturaja.
The public reported AP for a suspected drug transaction.
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During the arrest, AP attempted to shoot police officers using a homemade firearm.
The suspect was then shot in the leg, said Mardi.
The police secured four packages of meth with a gross weight of 1.72 grams.
They also confiscated an assembled firearm, a brown wooden handle, and two rounds of ammunition.
AP was charged with Law Number 35/2009 concerning narcotics. (ant/fat/mcr20/jpnn)
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