PEKANBARU - The illegal medicines and cosmetics trafficking in Pekanbaru has been successfully dismantled by the Riau Regional Police's Special Criminal Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimsus). Dozens of medicines and cosmetics were confiscated and one perpetrator has been arrested.

According to Dirkrimsus of Riau Regional Police force, Grand Commissioner (Kombes) Pol Andri Sudarmadi, this raid operation was carried out on Tuesday (19/01 / ago).

Previously, the officers received information from the public about the existence of a drug and cosmetic trading business that was not equipped with a permit from the government.

"This business operates in one of the houses belonging to the perpetrator, TB, which is located in Grand Mutiara Housing, Mutiara street, Senapelan, Pekanbaru," said Andri.

According to Andri, the perpetrators circulated the illegal goods online, namely through Shopee. Meanwhile, to expose this illegal action, his party went 'undercover buy' by ordering the product.

On Tuesday (19/01/2021) J&T delivery service couriers delivered the cosmetics and medicines from the perpetrator. Afterwards, the officers checked the cosmetics and it was found that they were not equipped with a distribution permit from the POM Center.

"We immediately conducted a raid on the perpetrator's house. Sure enough, we found 27 types of drugs and cosmetics sold by the perpetrators," said Andri.

According to Andri, the perpetrator is threatened by Article 197 Jo Article 106 paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 36 of 2009 concerning health as amended by article 60 of RI Law Number 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation and/or Article 62 paragraph 1 Jo Article 8 paragraph 1 letter I and J RI Law No. 8 of 1999 on Consumer Protection.

With imprisonment a maximum of 15 years and a fine of 1.5 billion Rupiah. ***/Yeye