The cops, only identified by their initials as FY and RR, were engaged in a brawl with the suspect named Rangga Pratama who assaulted them with a knife, West Sumatra Police Spokesperson Sen.Coms. Satake Bayu said.
As a result, FY and RR sustained stab wounds on their wrists and backs. RR, however, could arrest Pratama, he said in a statement here on Sunday.
In their efforts to nab Pratama, FY and RR came to him as buyers. But, Pratama could identify them as the undercover cops. A brawl then broke out because Pratama resisted the arrest, he said.
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FY got injured in the brawl. RR then helped protect his partner while attempting to defeat the drug dealer, Bayu said.
Pratama was finally arrested while FY and RR were admitted to the Ahmad Darwis Suliki Public Hospital to receive a medical treatment for their stab wounds, he added.
Domestic and transnational drug dealers view Indonesia as a potential market owing to its huge population and millions of drug users.
Drug trade in the nation is valued at nearly Rp66 trillion.
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People from all strata of society are falling prey to drugs in the country regardless of their socio-economic and professional backgrounds.
Over the past few decades, the Indonesian government has taken harsh punitive action against drug barons found smuggling and trading drugs in the country.
The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has sought capital punishment for those involved in drug trade in the country.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has also issued shoot-at-sight orders against drug kingpins.
However, this has failed to deter drug traffickers, who continue to treat Indonesia as a main market, prompting Indonesian law enforcers to step up vigilance against them.
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