CILEGON, LITERASIHUKUM.COM — The Police of Cilegon Resort (Polres) Cilegon arrested a State Civil Apparatus (ASN) within the Cilegon City Government who is strongly suspected of being a methamphetamine-type narcotics dealer. The individual with the initials MA (45), who is known to work in the Public Order Security Unit (Satpol PP), was arrested on Wednesday (8/4/2026) in the Kebonsari Village area, Citangkil District.

The Head of the Narcotics Investigation Unit of the Cilegon Police, Police Adjunct Commissioner (AKP) Surya, confirmed the arrest. From the suspected perpetrator, investigators managed to confiscate evidence in the form of 78 packages of ready-to-circulate methamphetamine with a gross weight of 50 grams. Based on the results of the initial police interrogation, MA admitted to running the dark business outside of working hours and outside of his office environment. The main motive of the perpetrator is suspected to be in order to obtain cash rewards as well as a free supply of narcotics for personal consumption.

"This perpetrator is not just a user, but also acts as a dealer. He is part of a syndicate network, but still on a local scale," said Surya.

Furthermore, investigators found that MA obtained the supply of the prohibited items from a colleague in the same network with the initials R alias B. Currently, the identity of the supplier has been identified by the authorities, has been placed on the Wanted Person List (DPO), and is in the process of intensive pursuit.

Criminal Threats and Disciplinary Sanctions

Legally, the involvement of a state official in a narcotics trafficking network is a very serious violation of the law. For his actions, the suspected perpetrator will be subject to the construction of narcotics trafficking offenses as strictly regulated in Article 114 paragraph (2) and/or Article 112 paragraph (2) of Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics, with the threat of lengthy imprisonment.

In addition to the criminal justice process, this case also has direct implications for the perpetrator's employment status. Referring to state administrative law and employment regulations, a civil servant who is proven legally and convincingly in court to have committed an extraordinary criminal act (such as narcotics) will face the most severe disciplinary sanction, namely Dishonorable Dismissal.

Until now, investigators from the Cilegon Police Narcotics Investigation Unit are still investigating this case to break the chain of the local syndicate's distribution.